Noninvasive dynamic assessment with transthoracic echocardiography of a composite arterial Y-graft achieving complete myocardial revascularization

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1217-1224

  Gatti, Giuseppe ^a   Bentini, Corrado ^a   Maffei, Giuseppe ^a   Ferrari, Fabio ^a   Dondi, Maurizio ^a   Pacilli, Pasqua ^a   Pugliese, Peppino ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944417856     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.09.048     Document Type: Article

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