Retrospective comparison of a heparin bonded ePTFE graft and saphenous vein for infragenicular bypass: Implications for standard treatment protocol

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Battaglia, G ^a,b   Tringale, R ^a   Monaca, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial occlusive diseases; Femoral artery; Peripheral vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PROSTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN OCCLUSION;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33645291744     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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