Transit time flow measurement in on-pump and off-pump coronary artery surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 645-650

  Schmitz, Christoph ^a   Ashraf, Osman ^a   Schiller, Wolfgang ^a   Jürgen Preusse, Claus ^a   Esmailzadeh, Bahman ^a   Anthony Likungu, James ^a   Fimmers, Rolf ^a   Welz, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0141630429     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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