Role of right gastroepiploic artery in myocardial revascularization with arterial grafts

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-221

  Antona, C ^a   Zanobini, M ^a   Pompilio, G ^a   Lotto, A A ^a   Rona, P ^a   Cavoretto, D ^a   Alamanni, F ^a   Sala, A ^a   Biglioli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

arterial graft; myocardial revascularization; right gastroepiploic artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029939936     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400220     Document Type: Article

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