Arm vein conduit is superior to composite prosthetic-autogenous grafts in lower extremity revascularization

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1119-1127

  Faries, Peter L ^a,b   LoGerfo, Frank W ^a   Arora, Subodh ^a   Pulling, Michele C ^a   Rohan, Darren I ^a   Akbari, Cameron M ^a   Campbell, David R ^a   Gibbons, Gary W ^a   Pomposelli Jr , Frank B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BYPASS SURGERY; COMPOSITE GRAFT; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0033917649     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.106488     Document Type: Article

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