Is total arterial myocardial revascularization with composite grafts a safe and useful procedure in the elderly?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 657-664

  Muneretto, Claudio ^a,b   Negri, Alberto ^a   Bisleri, Gianluigi ^a   Manfredi, Jacopo ^a   Terrini, Alberto ^a   Metra, Marco ^a   Nodari, Savina ^a   Cas, Livio Dei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UDA Cardiochirurgia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial conduits; CABG surgery; Composite grafts; Elderly patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037998132     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00088-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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