Drug-eluting stents for left main coronary artery stenosis: Case selection and technical issues

American Heart Hospital Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-29

  Park, Seung Jung ^a   Park, Duk Woo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

AORTA BALLOON; ATHERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; KOREA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; KOREA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 41249083483     PISSN: 15419215     EISSN: 17517168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7168.2008.07406.x     Document Type: Review

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