Can visual assessment of flow waveform morphology detect anastomotic error in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 476-479

  Jaber, Saad F ^a   Koenig, Steven C ^a   Bhaskerrao, Bobby ^a   Vanhimbergen, Daniel J ^a   Spence, Paul A ^a  

^a JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic quality; Flow probes; Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOG; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STENOSIS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; DOGS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032212765     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00232-2     Document Type: Article

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