Minimally invasive reoperation through a lateral thoracotomy for circumflex coronary artery bypass

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 170-174

  Coulson, Alan S ^a,c,d   Bakhshay, Shahroukh A ^a,b,d   Sloan, Timothy J ^b  

^a Dameron Hospital Heart Institute   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Medical Center Stockton   (United States)

^c Estech Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d Estech Corporation

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass methods; Minimally invasive surgery; Reoperation; Thoracic surgery methods; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0031688293     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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