Bifurcating saphenous vein and left internal thoracic graft anatomy: Treatment of a left main equivalent saphenous interposition vein graft lesion and virtual histology/grey scale IVUS characterization post-intervention

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-181

  Hussain, Farrukh ^a   Kashour, Tarek ^a   Dzavik, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Intra aortic balloon pump; Intravascular ultrasound; Left main; Vein graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STENTS; TROPONIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 35148815737     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.067     Document Type: Article

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