Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 553-559 , May 2010

Detection of Restenosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Major Coronary Arteries by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography

  • Eiichi Hyodo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eiichi Hyodo, MD, Osaka City University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
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  • Kumiko Hirata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical College, Wakayama, Japan
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  • Makoto Hirose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Higashisumisyoshi Morimoto Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Yuji Sakanoue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Higashisumisyoshi Morimoto Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Yukio Nishida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Higashisumisyoshi Morimoto Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Kotaro Arai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Takahiko Kawarabayashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Higashisumisyoshi Morimoto Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Kenei Shimada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Takeshi Hozumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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  • Takashi Muro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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  • Shunichi Homma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Junichi Yoshikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Minoru Yoshiyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.007

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 553-559 , May 2010

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