Minimally invasive thoracoscopically assisted coronary artery bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Mack, Michael ^a,b   Acuff, Tea ^a   Yong, Peter ^a   Jett, G Kimble ^a   Carter, David ^a  

^a Cleft Lip and Palate Treatm Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Endoscopic coronary artery bypass; Minimally invasive surgery; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOSCOPY; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

ANIMALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030797779     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00141-3     Document Type: Article

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