Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 7 , Pages 342-346 , July 2008

Short-term Follow-up Results of Drug-eluting Stenting in Premature Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Multiple Atherosclerotic Risk Factors

  • Ming-Hsiung Wang

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Fong-Yuan Hospital, Fong-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wen-Lieng Lee

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuo-Yang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yu-Cheng Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Tsun-Jui Liu

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • I-Hsiang Lin

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Nantou Hospital, Nantou, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wei-Wen Lin

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chih-Tai Ting

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kae-Woei Liang

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Kae-Woei Liang, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Section 3, Taichung-Kang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, R.O.C

Received 25 July 2007 ,Accepted 22 May 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70136-9

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70136-9

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 7 , Pages 342-346 , July 2008

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