Comparison of the morphologic and vascular reactivity of the proximal and distal radial artery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1972-1976

  Chester, Adrian H ^a,b   Marchbank, Adrian J ^a,b   Borland, Julie A A ^a,b   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a,b   Taggart, David P ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 0032467073     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00886-8     Document Type: Article

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