Inferior epigastric artery as a conduit for myocardial revascularization: A two-year clinical and angiographic follow-up

Vascular

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 520-524

  Donatelli, F ^a   Triggiani, M ^a   Benussi, S ^a   D'ancona, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

angiographic study; inferior epigastric artery; myocardial revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0032189840     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099800600516     Document Type: Article

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