Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2934623 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This study demonstrated that pre-stent plaque debulking of CTO was associated with a favorable mid-term outcome with lower target revascularization rate in the debulking group than in the non-debulking group.
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Authors
Etsuo Tsuchikane, Takahiko Suzuki, Yasushi Asakura, Hirotaka Oda, Kinzo Ueda, Takahiro Tanaka, Tetsuo Matsubara, Yung-Sheng Hsu, Hideo Tamai, Osamu Katoh, the DOCTORS Investigators the DOCTORS Investigators,