Left main coronary artery stenosis: Early experience with surgical revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-179

  Brann, S ^a   Martineau, R ^a   Cartier, R ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Department of Cardiac Surgery ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Coronary artery bypass methods; Coronary disease surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034082488     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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