Laser "explosion" technique for treatment of unexpanded coronary stent

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-397

  Viceconte, Nicola ^a   Biscione, Carmine ^a,b   Tarsia, Giandomenico ^a,b   Osanna, Roccaldo ^a,b   Polosa, Domenico ^a,b   Del Prete, Armando ^a,b   Lisanti, Pasquale ^a,b   Gaudio, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

ELCA; PCI; Stent underexpansion

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79958110264     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.03.021     Document Type: Article

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