Chronic total coronary occlusion percutaneous intervention: The case for randomized trials

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 962-964

  Whitlow, Patrick L ^a   Muhammad, Kamran I ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic total coronary occlusions; percutaneous coronary intervention; randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVASCULARIZATION; STENT THROMBOSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053025549     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.05.023     Document Type: Editorial

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