Internal thoracic artery malperfusion: Fast decision for an additional vein graft has impact on patient outcome

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2061-2065

  Massoudy, Parwis ^a   Kim, Yi Young ^a   Cetin, Murat ^a   Thielmann, Matthias ^a   Herold, Ulf ^a   Kamler, Markus ^a   Jakob, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 2542439569     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.090     Document Type: Article

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