American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages 1007-1011 , December 2004

Direct Stenting Compared to Conventional Stenting in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease (DECIDE): A multicenter, open label, randomized, controlled efficacy study

  • Huay Cheem Tan, MD

      Affiliations

    • National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Huay Cheem Tan, MD, Chief, Cardiac Department, National University Hospital, Level 3, Main Building, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074.
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  • Yean Teng Lim, MD

      Affiliations

    • National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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  • Tuan L.A. Rosli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Penang General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Kui Hian Sim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sarawak General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Kim Heung Tan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Kualar Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Chi Hang Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
    • ,
  • Omar Ismail, MD

      Affiliations

    • Penang General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Wan Azman, MD

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Kualar Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Received 9 December 2003 ,Accepted 3 July 2004.

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☆ This study is sponsored by the Clinical Research Centre, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, and the Boston Scientific Corporation.

PII: S0002-8703(04)00412-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.07.002

American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages 1007-1011 , December 2004

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