An inexpensive method of heart stabilization during coronary artery operations without cardiopulmonary bypass

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1477-1478

  Lucchetti, Vincenzo ^b   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PERICARDIUM; SAFETY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEXTILES;

EID: 18144442967     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00144-1     Document Type: Article

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