Evaluation of a novel sutureless anastomotic connector: From endothelial function to mid-term clinical and angiographic follow-up

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1555-1560

  Verma, Subodh ^a   Fedak, Paul W M ^a   Ko, Lawrence ^a   Cusimano, Robert J ^a   Walton, Nancy A ^a   Parker, John D ^b   Yau, Terrence M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE MEDICAL CONNECTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SUTURE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASODILATATION; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

EID: 0344493943     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00960-7     Document Type: Article

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