Accessory and great saphenous veins as coronary artery bypass conduits

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 550-554

  Cohn, Joseph D ^a   Caggiati, Alberto ^b   Korver, Keith F ^a  

^a Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

CABG; Ultrasound; Venous grafts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33749419198     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.125468     Document Type: Article

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