Angiographic changes in saphenous vein grafts are predictors of clinical outcomes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 262-269

  Knatterud, Genell L ^a   White, Carl ^b   Geller, Nancy L ^c   Campeau, Lucien ^d   Forman, Sandra A ^a   Domanski, Michael ^c   Forrester, James S ^e   Gobel, Fredarick L ^f   Herd, J Alan ^g   Hickey, Ann ^e   Hoogwerf, Byron J ^h   Hunninghake, Donald B ^b   Terrin, Michael L ^a   Rosenberg, Yves ^c  

^a MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0037326516     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2003.113     Document Type: Article

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