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The first balloon-expandable coronary stent : an expedition that changed cardiovascular medicine : a memoir /
The premise of this intriguing book is technical innovation and scientific development. It is about coronary and vascular stenting, a technique that has improved the plight of patients who have unfortunately succumbed to the most devastating epidemic facing modern man-coronary and vascular atheroscl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Saint Lucia, Queensland :
University of Queensland Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Author Biography; Introduction; Chapter 1: Andreas Gruentzig and Balloon Angioplasty; Chapter 2: The Problems of Abrupt Closure and Restenosis from Arterial Recoil; Chapter 3: Alternative Technologies to Make PTCA Safe and Effective: The Genesis of the Term PCI; Chapter 4: Peripheral Vascular Intervention and the Beginnings of the Stent; Chapter 5: Basic Science and In Vivo Animal Work in the United States; Chapter 6: The First Balloon-Expandable Coronary Stent in Man.
- Chapter 7: Solving the Problem of Abrupt Closure and the Race for FDA Clinical ApprovalChapter 8: Perfecting the Technology and its Application; Chapter 9: The Value of Coronary Revascularization and Stenting; Endnotes; Pioneers in Angioplasty and Vascular Intervention; Acronyms; Glossary; Index; Acknowledgments.