Fractional flow reserve of pedicled internal thoracic artery and saphenous vein grafts 6 months after bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-381

  Glineur, David ^a   Poncelet, Alain ^a   Khoury, Gebrine El ^a   D'hoore, William ^a,b   Astarci, Parla ^a   Zech, Francis ^a   Noirhomme, Philippe ^a   Hanet, Claude ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b Katholieke Universiteit Brussel   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Fractional flow reserve; Internal mammary artery; Saphenous vein graft

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN GRAFT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33847263064     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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