Off-bypass coronary bypass grafting via minithoracotomy using mechanical epicardial stabilization

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Cremer, Jochen ^a   Strüber, Martin ^a   Wittwer, Thorsten ^a   Ruhparwar, Arjang ^a   Harringer, Wolfgang ^a   Zuk, Janosz ^a   Mehler, Doron ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0343247765     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00338-X     Document Type: Article

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