Coronary bifurcation lesions: To stent one branch or both? A meta-analysis of patients treated with drug eluting stents

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-91

  Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Ferrante, Giuseppe ^a   Porto, Italo ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Leone, Antonio M ^a   Mongiardo, Rocco ^a   Mazzari, Mario A ^a   Trani, Carlo ^a   Rebuzzi, Antonio G ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary bifurcation lesions; Drug eluting stent; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY BIFURCATION LESION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS;

EID: 75849151530     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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