Pressure traps in femoro-popliteal reversed vein grafts. Are valves culprits?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 683-689

  Robicsek, F ^a,b   Thubrikar, M J ^a,c   Fokin, A ^a   Tripp, H F ^b   Fowler, B ^a  

^a Heineman Medical Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b Carolinas Heart Institute   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral artery surgery; Graft occlusion, vascular; Peripheral vascular disease surgery; Popliteal artery surgery; Vein transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATIENT; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENOSIS; VEIN VALVE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0032721346     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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