Taming saphenous vein grafts using guide catheter extensions

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 864-865

  Michael, Tesfaldet T ^a   Brilakis, Emmanouil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVICE SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CATHETERS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 81455140091     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23411     Document Type: Note

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