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Randomised trial of elective stenting after successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of occluded coronary arteries

Background—The value of angioplasty in occluded coronary arteries is limited by a restenosis/reocclusion rate of 50-70%. In patients with subtotal occlusion, stent implantation has been shown to reduce clinical and angiographic restenosis. Retrospective observational studies have suggested that sten...

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Main Authors: Hancock, J, Thomas, M, Holmberg, S, Wainwright, R, Jewitt, D
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1728574/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9505913
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