Essential messages from the esc/eacts guidelines on myocardial revascularization

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 983-985

  Kolh, Philippe ^a   Wijns, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Coronary artery disease; Guidelines; Heart Team; Myocardial ischaemia; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CORONARY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84863824376     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs023     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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2. Kolh PH, Wijns W, Danchin N, Di Mario C, Falk V, Folliguet T et al. Guidelines on myocardial revascularization. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010; 38:S1-52.
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