Total arterial myocardial revascularization: Analysis of initial experience

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Raja, Shahzad Gull ^a,b   Haider, Zulfiqar ^a   Zaman, Haider ^a   Ahmed, Mukhtar ^a  

^a MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 15544367556     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.13     Document Type: Article

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