Radial artery conduit for coronary revascularization: As good as an internal thoracic artery?

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 534-540

  Desai, Nimesh D ^a   Fremes, Stephen E ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary bypass surgery; Graft patency; Radial artery; Review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENOSIS; STERNUM; WOUND INFECTION;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 35148825673     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3282f0e016     Document Type: Review

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