Effective hemodynamic diameter: An intrinsic property of vein grafts with predictive value for patency

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 910-917

  Meyerson, Shari L ^a   Moawad, John ^a   Loth, Francis ^b   Skelly, Christopher L ^a   Bassiouny, Hisham S ^a   McKinsey, James F ^a   Gewertz, Bruce L ^a   Schwartz, Lewis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0034079847     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.105957     Document Type: Article

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