Venous gas embolization during endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary artery revascularization: A life-threatening event

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 498-499

  Calcaterra, Domenico ^a   Salerno, Tomas A ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; EMBOLISM, AIR; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS;

EID: 36549004646     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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