Limiting pericardial adhesions after coronary artery bypass: Experimental study

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-64

  Saha, Kamalas ^a   McEwan, Winston ^a   Frizelle, Frank A ^a   Singh, Harsh ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2542598426     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230401200115     Document Type: Article

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