Flow resistance over technical anastomoses in relation to the angle of distal end-to-side connections

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Leva, Cristian ^a   Engström, Karl Gunnar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0038454634     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/cdv.37.3.165.171     Document Type: Article

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