Randomized Comparison of Coronary Stent Implantation Under Ultrasound or Angiographic Guidance to Reduce Stent Restenosis (OPTICUS Study)
- 18 September 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 104 (12) , 1343-1349
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hc3701.096064
Abstract
Background— Observational studies in selected patients have shown remarkably low restenosis rates after ultrasound-guided stent implantation. However, it is unknown whether this implantation strate...Keywords
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