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Multivessel coronary artery disease: current revascularization strategies

C.V Patilf1, E Nikolsky, M Boulos, E Grenadier and R Beyar

Rambam Medical Center and Rappaport Faculty of medicine-Technion, Haifa, Israel

Received October 10, 2000; accepted October 11, 2000

Key Words: Multivessel coronary artery disease, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass surgery, revascularization, multivessel stent implantation

f1 Correspondence: Dr Chandrashekhar V. Patil, Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel POB 9602, 31096.

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