The use of functional tests and planned coronary angiography after percutaneous coronary revascularization in clinical practice.Results from the AFTER multicenter study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-157

  Mazzarotto, Pietro ^a   Pristipino, Christian ^b   Burzotta, Francesco ^c   Serdoz, Roberto ^d   Berni, Andrea ^e   Sardella, Gennaro ^f   Danesi, Alessandro ^g   Di Sciascio, Germano ^h   Zingales, Leone Dino ⁱ   Loschiavo, Paolo ^j   Sciahbasi, Alessandro ^k   Gioffrè, Gaetano ^l   Gemelli, Francesco ^a  

^a San Carlo Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

ⁱ BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^l S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Coronary restenosis; Follow up studies; Heart function tests; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RESTENOSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349446694     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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