Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting: Endothelial integrity and early clinical results

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 139-143

  Cable, David G ^a   Dearani, Joseph A ^a   Pfeifer, Eric A ^a   Daly, Richard C ^a   Schaff, Hartzell V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CALCIMYCIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED CONSTRICTING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; ECCHYMOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; IONOPHORES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032125765     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00344-0     Document Type: Article

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