Ostial and midshaft lesions vs. bifurcation lesions in 1111 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents: Results of the survey from the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2087-2094

  Palmerini, Tullio ^a   Sangiorgi, Diego ^a   Marzocchi, Antonio ^a   Tamburino, Corrado ^b   Sheiban, Imad ^c   Margheri, Massimo ^d   Vecchi, Giuseppe ^e   Sangiorgi, Giuseppe ^f   Ruffini, Michele ^g   Bartorelli, Antonio L ^h   Briguori, Carlo ⁱ   Vignali, Luigi ^j   Di Pede, Francesco ^k   Ramondo, Angelo ^l   Inglese, Luigi ^m   De Carlo, Marco ⁿ   Bolognese, Leonardo ^o   Benassi, Alberto ^p   Palmieri, Cataldo ^q   Filippone, Vincenzo ^r   Barlocco, Fabio ^s   Lauria, Giulia ^a   De Servi, Stefano ^s   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e SANTA MARIA DELLE CROCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

^g OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

ⁱ Clinica Mediterranea   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^k Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^m IRCCS Policlinico S Donato   (Italy)

ⁿ CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^p HESPERIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^q CNR   (Italy)

^r VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^s Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Bifurcations; Left main; Stents

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ITALY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY STENOSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70049112142     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp223     Document Type: Article

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