American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 3 , Pages 272-279 , 1 August 2008

Comparison of Assessment of Native Coronary Arteries by Standard Versus Three-Dimensional Coronary Angiography

  • Pierfrancesco Agostoni, MD

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    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Glenn Van Langenhove, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Kristoff Cornelis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Paul Vermeersch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Carl Convens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Corrado Vassanelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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  • Paul Van Den Heuvel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Frank Van Den Branden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Stefan Verheye, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium

Received 17 February 2008 ,Revised 11 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 March 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)00561-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.03.048

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 3 , Pages 272-279 , 1 August 2008

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