Graft function, histopathology and morphometry of radial arteries used as conduits for myocardial revascularization in patients beyond age 70

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 333-340

  Wildhirt, Stephen M ^a   Voss, Bernard ^a   von Canal, Friederike ^a   Benz, Mathias ^a   Grammer, Joachim B ^a   Bauernschmitt, Robert ^a   Tassani, Peter ^a   Lange, Ruediger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intraoperative angiography; Old age; Radial arteries

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33745931634     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.04.040     Document Type: Article

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