Excimer laser in acute myocardial infarction: Single centre experience on 66 patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-102

  Ambrosini, V ^a,b   Cioppa, A ^a,b   Salemme, L ^a,b   Tesorio, T ^a,b   Sorropago, G ^a,b   Popusoi, G ^a,b   Stabile, E ^a,b   Medolla, A ^a,b   Cangella, F ^a,b   Agrusta, M ^a,b   Picano, E ^a   Rubino, P ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Clinica Cardiologica Montevergine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser; Myocardial infarction; Recanalization; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; DIASTOLE; DISSECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; EXCIMER LASER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STENT; SURVIVAL; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOSIS; THROMBUS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44249083978     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.060     Document Type: Article

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