Coronary angioplasty of total occlusions is technically difficult and is associated with limited success rates. The procedural outcome is mainly determined by the underlying pathological process. Recanalization of total occlusions is aimed at finding the passage with least resistance, without causin
New option for balloon recanalization of total coronary occlusions
✍ Scribed by Hüpp, H. W. ;Franzen, O. ;Deutsch, H. J. ;Kux, A. ;Hilger, H. H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 414 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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