Patients with coronary stenosis and a fractional flow reserve of ≥0.75 measured in daily practice at the VU University Medical Center

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 402-407

  Oud, N ^a   Marques, K M ^a   Bronzwaer, J G F ^a   Brinckman, S ^a   Allaart, C P ^a   de Cock, C C ^a   Appelman, Y ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Coronary artery disease; Fractional flow reserve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

EID: 77957695470     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03091806     Document Type: Article

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