Spontaneous rupture of a saphenous vein graft

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 884, 1999, Pages 363-364

  Davey, Patrick ^a   Gwilt, David ^b   Forfar, Colin ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; False aneurysm; Saphenous vein graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VEIN RUPTURE;

EID: 0032914410     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.884.363     Document Type: Article

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