Peripheral atherectomy: A critical review

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 417-424

  Bunting, Troy A ^a   Garcia, Lawrence A ^a,b,c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Peripheral Cardiovascular Program   (United States)

^c Interventional Fellowship Program   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISEASE; ATHERECTOMY; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; STENT;

ARTERIES; ATHERECTOMY; ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549053539     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2007.00280.x     Document Type: Review

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