Decreased morbidity following long saphenous vein harvesting using a minimally invasive technique: A randomised controlled trial comparing two techniques for long saphenous vein harvest

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Mahmood, Zahid ^a   Al Benna, Sammy ^a   Nkere, Udim ^a   Murday, Andrew ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34248363857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-15     Document Type: Article

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