Saphenous vein graft ectasia: An unusual late complication of coronary artery bypass surgery - A case report

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 497-501

  Sharifi, Mohsen ^a,b   Dillon, James C ^a   Pompili, Vincent J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0033002310     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000608     Document Type: Article

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