A new mechanical connector for distal coronary artery anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized, controlled study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 146-150

  Wiklund, L ^a   Bonilla, L F ^a   Berglin, E ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144280461     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.02.027     Document Type: Article

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