Coronary bifurcation lesions: Innovative approaches and the future of bifurcation devices

Future Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-230

  Cortese, Bernardo ^a   Limbruno, Ugo ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bifurcation lesion; Crush technique; Culottes technique; DES; Drug eluting stent; PCI; Stent

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS;

EID: 77949629180     PISSN: 14796678     EISSN: 17448298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fca.09.63     Document Type: Review

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