Evidence of improved microvascular perfusion when using antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1388-1391

  Gates, Richard N ^a   Lee, Jeongryl ^a   Laks, Hillel ^a   Drinkwater, Davis C ^a   Rhudis, Ehud ^a   Aharon, Alon S ^a   Chung, Jane Y ^a   Chang, Paul A ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPLEGIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOPLEGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHODOLOGY; MICROVASCULATURE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030297172     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00497-3     Document Type: Article

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