Composite Y internal thoracic artery-saphenous vein grafts: Short-term angiographic results and vasoreactive profile

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1139-1144

  Gaudino, Mario ^a,c   Alessandrini, Francesco ^a   Pragliola, Claudio ^a   Luciani, Nicola ^a   Trani, Carlo ^b   Burzotta, Francesco ^b   Girola, Fabiana ^a   Nasso, Giuseppe ^a   Guarini, Giovanni ^a   Possati, Gianfederico ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MIOVISIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 11144354342     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.07.051     Document Type: Article

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