From “oculostenosis” to functional stability: Contemporary criteria for side branch intervention after the KISS trial

Fernando Quevedo-Candela; Tomás Cieza

doi:10.47487/apcyccv.v7i3.648

Authors

Fernando Quevedo-Candela Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Quebec (IUCPQ), Interventional Cardiology Division, Quebec, Canada; Université Laval, Quebec, Canada. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5700-4372
Tomás Cieza Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Quebec (IUCPQ), Interventional Cardiology Division, Quebec, Canada; Université Laval, Quebec, Canada. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-3004

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47487/apcyccv.v7i3.648

Keywords:

bifurcacion coronaria, Intervencion coronaria percutanea

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