Lateral MIDCAB grafting via limited posterior thoracotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 399-405

  Fonger, James D ^a,b   Doty, John R ^a   Sussman, Marc S ^a   Salomon, Neal W ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b Sinai Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary bypass; MIDCAB; Minimally invasive; Radial artery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0030921831     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00177-2     Document Type: Article

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