Suitability of saphenous vein graft lesions for the use of distal embolic protection devices

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 568-570

  Mehta, Sameer K ^a   Stolker, Joshua M ^a   Frutkin, Andrew D ^a   Marso, Steven P ^a  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal embolic protection devices; SVG PCI

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMBOLISM; GRAFT OCCLUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62449238407     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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