Retrograde recanalization of a chronic ostial occlusion of the left anterior descending artery: (Full title below)

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Nombela Franco, Luis ^a   Werner, Gerald S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b KLINIKUM DARMSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic total coronary occlusion; Collaterals; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Retrograde technique

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECANALIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY OCCLUSION; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76849110026     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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