Emergent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is an effective treatment for acute myocardial infarction. However, occasionally results of angioplasty are suboptimal due to coronary dissection or elastic recoil, leading to a high chance of recurrent ischemia. Coronary stents are occa
Transient sinus node dysfunction in acute myocardial infarction associated with the use of a coronary stent
โ Scribed by Debra Ahrensfield; C. William Balke; R. Michael Benitez; Robert W. Peters
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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