Comparison of hydrophilic guidewires used in endovascular procedures

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 397-400

  Niazi, Khusrow ^a   Farooqui, Falahat ^b   Devireddy, Chandan ^b   Robertson, Gregory ^b   Shaw, Richard E ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249091442     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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