Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting: Midterm results and quality of life

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 456-460

  Biglioli, Paolo ^a   Antona, Carlo ^a   Alamanni, Francesco ^a   Parolari, Alessandro ^a   Toscano, Thomas ^a   Pompilio, Giulio ^a   Polvani, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; WELLBEING;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033844615     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01371-0     Document Type: Article

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