Modifications of composite grafts for coronary bypass surgery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-197

  Yuan, Shi Min ^a   Shinfeld, Amihay ^a   Tager, Salis ^a   Kassif, Ygal ^a   Raanani, Ehud ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Composite graft; Coronary bypass; Modification

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES;

EID: 34548492044     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.066     Document Type: Article

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