Directional coronary atherectomy: A time for reflection. Should we let it go?

EuroIntervention

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-493

  Cubeddu, Roberto J ^a   Truong, Quynh A ^a   Rengifo Moreno, Pablo ^a   Garcia Camarero, Tamara ^a   Okada, David R ^a   Kiernan, Thomas J ^a   Inglessis, Ignacio ^a   Palacios, Igor F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Atherectomy; DCA; Left main instent restenosis; Niche device; PCI

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BARE METAL STENT; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BIFURCATION OCCLUSION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DIRECTIONAL ATHERECTOMY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; STENT THROMBOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950509416     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV5I4A77     Document Type: Review

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