Left anterior small thoracotomy (LAST): Mid-term results in single vessel disease

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 306-309

  Calafiore, Antonio M ^a   Vitolla, Giuseppe ^a   Iovino, Teresa ^a   Iacò, Angela L ^a   Mazzei, Valerio ^a   Commodo, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0032415808     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01074.x     Document Type: Article

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