Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 236-242 , October 2007

Angiographic and clinical characteristics associated with the removable plaque components by means of thrombectomy catheters in patients with myocardial infarction

  • Nobuaki Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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  • Ken Kozuma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 3964 1211x3302.
    • ,
  • Hiroyuki Kyono

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasunari Ueno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Kensuke Nagaoka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Yuji Watari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Goro Endo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Moriyuki Terakura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Junji Shiga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    • ,
  • Takaaki Isshiki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.03.006

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 236-242 , October 2007

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