What is the optimal vasodilator for preventing spasm in the left internal mammary artery during coronary arterial bypass grafting?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-371

  Sivalingam, Sivakumar ^a   Levine, Adrian ^a   Dunning, Joel ^b   Barner, Hendrick B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Forest Park Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Mammary arteries; Spasm; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

EID: 24644487689     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.111559     Document Type: Article

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