An evidence-based approach to the use of rotational and directional coronary atherectomy in the era of drug-eluting stents: When does it make sense?

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 650-662

  Tran, Trung ^a   Brown, Michael ^a   Lasala, John ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherectomy; Percutaneous coronary interventions; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIRECTIONAL ATHERECTOMY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHERECTOMY; CALCINOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART INFARCTION; INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY OCCLUSION; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58749112396     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21676     Document Type: Review

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