Pitfalls of skeletonized internal thoracic artery: Comparison of graft kinking between skeletonized and pedicled grafts based on postoperative angiography findings

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-198

  Imamaki, Mizuho ^a   Sakurai, Manabu ^a   Shimura, Hitoshi ^a   Ishida, Atsushi ^a   Fujita, Hisanori ^a   Miyazaki, Masaru ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247617313     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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