Effects of competitive blood flow on arterial graft patency and diameter: Medium-term postoperative follow-up

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 399-407

  Hashimoto, H ^a   Isshiki, T ^a   Ikari, Y ^a   Hara, K ^a   Saeki, F ^a   Tamura, T ^a   Yamaguchi, T ^a   Suma, H ^a  

^a MPH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0030039781     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70449-X     Document Type: Article

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