Internal Thoracic Artery vs. Vein Grafts - Postoperative Angiographic Findings in Symptomatic Patients after 1000 Days

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 239-243

  Gansera, Brigitte ^a   Schiller, M ^a   Kiask, T ^a   Angelis, I ^a   Neumaier Prauser, P ^a   Kemkes, B M ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ITA versus saphenous veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCLUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENOSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0242556715     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43078     Document Type: Article

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