Long-term follow-up of management of failing in situ saphenous vein bypass grafts using endovascular intervention techniques

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 705-712

  Goh, Raymond H ^a,b   Sniderman, Kenneth W ^a   Kalman, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extremities, blood supply; Grafts; Grafts, angioplasty; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN BYPASS;

EID: 0034086542     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61628-5     Document Type: Article

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