Risks of using internal thoracic artery grafts in patients in chronic hemodialysis via upper extremity arteriovenous fistula

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2653-2655

  Gaudino, Mario ^a,c   Serricchio, Michele ^b   Luciani, Nicola ^a   Giungi, Stefania ^b   Salica, Andrea ^a   Pola, Roberto ^b   Pola, Paolo ^b   Luciani, Giovanna ^b   Possati, Gianfederico ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteries; Fistula, arteriovenous; Grafting; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; EVALUATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SYSTOLE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037904427     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000074777.87467.73     Document Type: Article

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