Anastomotic devices for coronary surgery

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-10

  Wolf, Randall K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic devices; Automated; Coronary surgery; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULAR SUTURE;

EID: 1442325577     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700410024788     Document Type: Article

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