Atherosclerosis of radial and internal thoracic arteries used in coronary bypass: Atherosclerosis in arterial grafts

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-389

  Ozkan, Suleyman ^a   Akay, Tankut Hakki ^a   Gultekin, Bahadir ^a   Aslim, Erdal ^a   Arslan, Ahmet ^a   Ozdemir, B Handan ^a   Becit, Necip ^a   Tasdelen, Atilay ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; OBESITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RADIAL ARTERY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548432696     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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