Optimizing use of the octopus system for off-pump total arterial myocardial revascularization with the TY graft

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 731-733

  Vicol, Calin ^a,b   Nollert, Georg D A ^a   Mair, Helmut ^a   Reichart, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILRINONE; POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0442292356     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01220-7     Document Type: Article

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