Stapled coronary anastomosis with minimal intraluminal artifact: The S 2 Anastomotic System in the off-pump porcine model

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 498-503

  Suyker, Willem J L ^a,c   Buijsrogge, Marc P ^b   Suyker, Paul T W ^c   Verlaan, Cees W J ^b   Borst, Cornelius ^b   Gründeman, Paul F ^b  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c iiTech BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; AUTOMATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MICROSTAPLER; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0842282914     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.04.006     Document Type: Article

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