Retrograde approach to recanalising coronary chronic total occlusions immediately following a failed conventional attempt

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Barlis, Peter ^a   Mario, Carlo Di ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic total occlusion; Collaterals; Retrograde

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 61449226661     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.079     Document Type: Article

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