Clinical and angiographic effects of chronic calcium channel blocker therapy continued beyond first postoperative year in patients with radial artery grafts: Results of a prospective randomized investigation

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Gaudino, M ^a   Glieca, F ^a   Luciani, N ^a   Alessandrini, F ^a   Possati, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteries; Coronary disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCINTIANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DILTIAZEM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; SEROTONIN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0035908989     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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