Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 255-258 , October 2009

Funneling: enhancing results of small-vessel stenting

  • Edo Kaluski

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Invasive Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, University Hospital, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, MSB I-538, Newark, NJ 07101, USA. Tel.: +1 973 972 4731, +1 973 7382603 (Cellular); fax: +1 973 972 1592.
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  • Christine Gerula
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  • Preet Randhawa
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  • Marc Klapholz

Received 22 December 2008 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

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PII: S1553-8389(09)00039-6

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2009.01.004

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 255-258 , October 2009

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