Percutaneous handling of coronary lesions >20mm through stents. Is there a first choice strategy?

Percutaneous handling of coronary lesions >20mm through stents. Is there a first choice strategy?

OBJECTIVE - This study compared the early and late results of the use of one single stent with those of the use of multiple stents in patients with lesions longer than 20mm. METHODS - Prospective assessment of patients electively treated with stents, with optimal stent deployment and followed-up for...

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Main Authors: Luiz Fernando L. Tanajura, Ibraim M. F. Pinto, Luiz Alberto P. Mattos, Fausto Feres, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo Staico, Marinella P. Centemero, Áurea J. Chaves, Andrea C. Abizaid, Amanda G. M. R. Sousa, J. Eduardo M. R. Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
coronary stents
complex lesions
coronary angioplasty
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999001000001

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