Novel use of twin-pass catheter in successful recanalization of a chronic coronary total occlusion

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 309-311

  Arif, Imran ^a   Callihan, Richard ^a   Helmy, Tarek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; ECG ABNORMALITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECANALIZATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY OCCLUSION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 46349089668     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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