Can harvesting techniques modify postoperative results of the radial artery conduit?

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 911-916

  Onorati, Francesco ^a,c   De Feo, Marisa ^b   Cristodoro, Lucia ^a   Esposito, Antonio ^a   Perrotti, Andrea ^a   Mastroroberto, Pasquale ^a   Renzulli, Attilio ^a   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; Coronary artery surgery; Myocardial revascularization; Ultrasounds

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN T;

EID: 33644804673     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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