Coronary Artery Disease
Precise vessel sizing: A trivial but crucial issue during left main stenting
Carlos M. Campos MD,
Carlos M. Campos MD
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Pedro A. Lemos MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Pedro A. Lemos MD, PhD
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence to: Dr. Pedro A. Lemos, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, Bloco I, 3o andar, Hemodinâmica, São Paulo-SP 05403-000, Brazil. E-mail:
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Carlos M. Campos MD,
Carlos M. Campos MD
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Pedro A. Lemos MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Pedro A. Lemos MD, PhD
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence to: Dr. Pedro A. Lemos, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, Bloco I, 3o andar, Hemodinâmica, São Paulo-SP 05403-000, Brazil. E-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 20 August 2014
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