Changes in coronary bifurcations after stent placement in the main vessel and balloon opening of stent cells: Theory and practical verification on a bench-test model

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-49

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

^a Central Hospital   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bench test; Coronary bifurcation; Stent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; IMPLANTATION;

EID: 63049083642     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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