Improved endothelial function after a modified harvesting technique of the internal thoracic artery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 956-961

  Grapow, Martin T R ^a   Kern, Thomas ^a   Reineke, David C ^a   Brett, Wolfgang ^a   Bernet, Franziska ^a   Rueter, Florian ^a   Müller Schweinitzer, Else ^a   Zerkowski, Hans Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arteria thoracica interna; Endothelial function; Functional activity in vitro; Harvesting

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PAPAVERINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTERY TONE; BYPASS SURGERY; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; ORGAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RECORDING; SAMPLE; SUSPENSION; TECHNIQUE; TENSION; UREA CYCLE; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; THORACIC ARTERIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037820550     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00122-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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