Coronary stent strut fracture after drug-eluting stent implantation: A newly recognized complication

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-122

  Celik, Turgay ^a   Iyisoy, Atila ^a   Dogru, M Tolga ^b   Isik, Ersoy ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drug eluting stents; Restenosis; Stent fracture

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENT STRUT FRACTURE;

CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SIROLIMUS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 58849107272     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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