Early adaptation of human lower extremity vein grafts: Wall stiffness changes accompany geometric remodeling

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 547-555

  Jacot, Jeffrey G ^a,c   Abdullah, Ibrahim ^a   Belkin, Michael ^a   Gerhard Herman, Marie ^a   Gaccione, Peter ^b   Polak, Joseph F ^a   Donaldson, Magruder C ^a   Whittemore, Anthony D ^a   Conte, Michael S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG; LEG VEIN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN TONE;

EID: 1542316854     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.09.045     Document Type: Article

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