Harvest of the radial artery: Technique of the skeletonization and pedicle preparation

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 509-514

  Rukosujew, Andreas ^a   Hoffmeier, A ^a   Rothenburger, M ^a   Loher A ^a   Etz, C ^a   Ghezelbash, F ^a   Scheld, H H ^a   Schmid, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Radial artery; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; MILRINONE; NICORANDIL; PAPAVERINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY SPASM; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLIP; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; FOREARM; HUMAN; RADIAL ARTERY; SCALPEL; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISSECTION; HUMANS; PAPAVERINE; RADIAL ARTERY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 29244479984     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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