Utility of the fractional flow reserve in the evaluation of angiographically moderate in-stent restenosis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 2040-2047

  Lopez Palop, Ramon ^a,b   Pinar, Eduardo ^a   Lozano, Íñigo ^a   Saura, Daniel ^a   Picó, Francisco ^a   Valdés, Mariano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary artery disease; Coronary flow reserve; Ischaemia; Restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 8444220796     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.07.016     Document Type: Article

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