Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: One-year follow-up

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 231-237

  Verkkala, Kalervo ^a   Voutilainen, Sari ^a   Järvinen, Antero ^a   Keto, Pekka ^a   Voutilainen, Petri ^a   Salmenperä, Markku ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033360825     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1999.tb00985.x     Document Type: Article

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