Editorial comment. Functional assessment of bypass grafts by fractional flow reserve

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-382

  Pijls, Nico H J ^a   Botman, Kees Joost ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33847318284     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.12.022     Document Type: Article

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