Atherosclerosis of radial arterial graft may increase the potential of vessel spasm in coronary bypass surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1477-1478

  Zhang, Yongde ^a   Janssen, Luke ^a   Chu, F Victor ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASOSPASM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; SPASM;

EID: 27544505154     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.048     Document Type: Article

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