The role of vessel wall physiology in predicting coronary bypass graft patency

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Singh, Steve K ^a,b   Fremes, Stephen E ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR PATENCY;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 34248367706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-5     Document Type: Letter

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