Angioplasty of distal venous bypasses: Is it worth the cost?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 59-65

  Favre, J P ^a   Malouki, I ^a   Sobhy, M ^a   Gay, J L ^a   Gournier, J P ^a   Barral, X ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Angioplasty, transluminal; Bypass stenosis; Infrainguinal bypass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN BYPASS; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0029885342     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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