Smooth muscle and endothelial function of arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 717-720

  He, Guo Wei ^a,b,c   Yang, Qin ^b   Yang, Cheng Qin ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antispastic management; Arterial grafts; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Coronary artery disease; Coronary artery surgery; Endothelial function; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Hyperpolarization; Nitric oxide; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INCIDENCE; THICKNESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOSPASM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION; TRANSPLANTATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMAN; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0035988916     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03705.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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