Single versus sequential saphenous vein grafting of the circumflex system: A flowmetric study

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-271

  Onorati, Francesco ^a   Pezzo, Francesco ^a   Esposito, Antonio ^a   Impiombato, Barbara ^a   Comi, Maria Caterina ^a   Polistina, Massimo ^a   Renzulli, Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Graft patency; Saphenous vein; Sequential grafts; Transit time flowmetry

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PERFUSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULSATILE FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547906482     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430701283864     Document Type: Article

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