The right internal thoracic artery graft - Benefits of grafting the left coronary system and native vessels with a high grade stenosis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-261

  Buxton, Brian F ^a   Ruengsakulrach, Permyos ^a   Fuller, John ^b   Rosalion, Alexander ^a   Reid, Christopher M ^c   Tatoulis, James ^b  

^a Austin Camp HSB 5 Austin R ^*  (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial conduit; Coronary surgery; Internal thoracic artery; Long term results; Myocardial revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034284663     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00527-3     Document Type: Article

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