Does radial artery harvesting cause any changes in the forehand circulation during the postoperative period? An angiographic study

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-152

  Mansuroǧlu, Denyan ^a,b   Ömeroǧlu, Suat Nail ^a   Göksedef, Deniz ^a   Izgi, Akin ^a   Kirali, Kaan ^a   Ipek, Gökhan ^a   Yakut, Cevat ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Klinigi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Hand ischemia; Radial artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARM BLOOD VESSEL; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; ULNAR ARTERY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULNAR ARTERY;

EID: 3042634606     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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