Relative dependence of diameters of branches in coronary bifurcations after stent implantation in main vessel - Importance of carina position

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-378

  Vassilev, Dobrin ^a,c   Gil, Robert J ^a,b  

^a Central Hospital of Internal Affairs and Administration Ministry   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c CENTRAL CLINICAL HOSPITAL OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR   (Poland)

Author keywords

Coronary bifurcation stenosis; Prediction of immediate results; Provisional stenting

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CARDIAC PATIENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50049102527     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: 00229032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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