Flow dynamics and wall shear stress in the left internal thoracic artery: Composite arterial graft versus single graft

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-478

  Lemma, Massimo ^a   Innorta, Andrea ^a   Pettinari, Matteo ^a   Mangini, Andrea ^a   Gelpi, Guido ^a   Piccaluga, Manuela ^a   Danna, Paolo ^a   Antona, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite arterial grafts; Left internal thoracic artery; Myocardial revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33644989840     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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