Vascular brachytherapy and coronary stenting for de novo lesions: Love on the rocks

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 538-540

  Waksman, Ron ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY STENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ELECTRON THERAPY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTIMA; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; SAFETY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 4043166323     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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