What is the patency of the gastroepiploic artery when used for coronary artery bypass grafting?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-402

  Malvindi, Pietro Giorgio ^a   Jacob, Samuel ^b   Kallikourdis, Antonios ^b   Vitale, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Evidence based medicine; Gastroepiploic artery; Graft patency; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34249789250     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.155259     Document Type: Article

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