Intraluminal milrinone for dilation of the radial artery graft after harvesting by the skeletonization technique

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-191

  García Rinaldi, Raúl ^a,b   Soltero, Ernesto R ^a   Carballido, Jorge ^a   Mojica, Joaquín ^a  

^a San Juan Group   (Puerto Rico)

^b San Juan Group   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Arm blood supply; Coronary artery bypass methods; Forearm blood supply; Hand blood supply; Myocardial revascularization; Radial artery drug effects; Radial artery transplantation; Spasm prevention and control; Vascular patency

Indexed keywords

MILRINONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASODILATATION; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILRINONE; RADIAL ARTERY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0345411362     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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