Coronary left main and non-left main bifurcation angles: How are the angles modified by different bifurcation stenting techniques

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-393

  Godino, Cosmo ^a,b   Al Lamee, Rasha ^a,b   Rosa, Claudio La ^a   Morici, Nuccia ^d   Latib, Azeem ^a,b   Ielasi, Alfonso ^a   Mario, Carlo Di ^c   Sangiorgi, Giuseppe M ^e   Colombo, Antonio ^a,b  

^a San Raf faele Institute   (Italy)

^b EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY BIFURCATION; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 77955911866     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2010.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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