Between August, 1993-December, 1994, recanalization of a chronically occluded coronary artery was attempted in 412 patients, with an overall success rate of 77%. The main reason for failure was subintimal tracking of the guide wire. However, in 13 patients, advancing the guide wire was not possible
Delayed recovery of left ventricular function after recanalization of a chronic coronary occlusion
✍ Scribed by Gerald S. Werner; Stefan Betge; Friedhelm Küthe; Hans R. Figulla
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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