The fate of the radial artery conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 341-346

  Nežić, Duško G ^a   Knežević, Aleksandar M ^a   Milojević, Predrag S ^a   Dukanović, Boško P ^a   Jović, Miomir D ^a   Borzanović, Milorad D ^a   Nešković, Aleksandar N ^a  

^a Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Arterial grafts; CABG; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; ISCHEMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASOSPASM;

EID: 33745951511     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.05.012     Document Type: Review

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