American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 3 , Pages 367-369 , 1 August 2006

Long-Term Follow-Up in Patients With Lost Coronary Stents During Interventional Procedures

  • Juergen Kammler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 43-732-7806-73213; fax: 43-732-7806-6205.
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  • Franz Leisch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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  • Klaus Kerschner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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  • Alexander Kypta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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  • Clemens Steinwender, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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  • Heinz Kratochwill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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  • Thomas Lukas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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  • Robert Hofmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria

Received 3 December 2005 ,Revised 31 January 2006 ,Accepted 31 January 2006.

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PII: S0002-9149(06)00723-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.105

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 3 , Pages 367-369 , 1 August 2006

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