The effect of 'non-critical' (< 50%) stenosis on vein graft longitudinal resistance and impedance

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 517-520

  Moawad, J ^a   Brown, S ^a   Schwartz, L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal impedance; Vein graft haemodynamics; Vein graft stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SIMULATION; STENOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033151884     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0819     Document Type: Article

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