Percutaneous Intervention in Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Disease. Case Against the Use of Drug-Eluting Stents

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 970-971

  Bansal, Darpan ^a   Sachdeva, Rajesh ^a   Mehta, Jawahar L ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39549084070     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.068     Document Type: Letter

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