Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 48-51 , April 2005

Evidence against the widespread use of angiography of noncoronary arteries during coronary artery angiography and cardiac catheterization

  • Gianluca Rigatelli

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +3903471912016; fax: +39044220164.
    • EndoCardioVascular Therapy Research, Legnago, 37040 Verona, Italy
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  • Adriano Baratto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cittadella General Hospital, Padua, Italy
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  • Stefano Panin

      Affiliations

    • Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Italy
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  • Emiliano Bedendo

      Affiliations

    • Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Italy
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  • Giovanni Bader

      Affiliations

    • EndoCardioVascular Therapy Research, Legnago, 37040 Verona, Italy
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  • Giorgio Rigatelli

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Specialistic Medicine, General Hospital, Legnago, 37040 Verona, Italy

Received 8 April 2005 ,Revised 2 May 2005 ,Accepted 2 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.05.001

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 48-51 , April 2005

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