title: PTCA:  is surgical back-up necessary?  The view of a surgeon and a lawyer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Messmer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kohnen
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D014481:United States