Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Current Update

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-70

  Sharma, Samin K ^a   Sweeny, Joseph ^a   Kini, Annapoorna S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary bifurcation; Kissing balloon inflation; Simultaneous kissing stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BIFURCATION LESION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS;

EID: 70649108808     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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