The impact of intraoperative transit time flow measurement on the results of on-pump coronary surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 313-318

  Becit, Necip ^a   Erkut, Bilgehan ^a   Ceviz, Munacettin ^a   Unlu, Yahya ^a   Colak, Abdurrahim ^a   Kocak, Hikmet ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CABG; Graft dysfunction; Transit time flow measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP DESIGN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347368867     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.04.037     Document Type: Article

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