Lindsay J, Hong MK, Pinnow EE, Pichard AD. Effects of endoluminal coronary stents on the frequency of coronary artery bypass grafting after unsuccessful percutaneous transluminal coronary vascularization.
Am J Cardiol 1996;
77:647-9. [PMID:
8610620 DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89324-1]
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Abstract
Coronary artery stents have been rapidly incorporated into clinical practice so that they are currently deployed in nearly 50% of all patients undergoing angioplasty procedures in a busy laboratory. A decline in the frequency of coronary bypass surgery for unsuccessful angioplasty is associated with this change in practice-a decline in the use of atherectomy devices and no increase in length of stay for angioplasty patients.
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