Flow analysis of left internal thoracic artery in myocardial revascularization surgery using Y graft

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-436

  Lobo Filho, José G ^a,c   Leitão, Maria C A ^a   Forte, Antonio J V ^a   Lobo Filho, Heraldo G ^a   Silva, André A ^a   Bastos, Eduardo S ^b   Murad, Henrique ^b  

^a Messejana Heart and Lung Hospital   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Blood flow velocity; Comparative study; Coronary artery bypass methods; Coronary circulation; Diastole; Dobutamine diagnostic use; Echocardiography, doppler; Internal mammarycoronary artery anastomosis; Myocardial revascularization methods

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; REST; STRESS; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 33846245568     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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