Early quantitative coronary angiography of saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting harvested by means of open versus endoscopic saphenectomy: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1402-1407

  Perrault, L P ^a   Jeanmart, H ^a   Bilodeau, L ^a   Lesperance J ^a   Tanguay, J F ^a   Bouchard, D ^a   Page P ^a   Carrier, M ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPIC SAPHENECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 2342432452     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.10.040     Document Type: Article

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