Technical factors affecting autogenous vein graft failure: Observations from a large multicenter trial

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1180-1190

  Schanzer, Andres ^a   Hevelone, Nathanael ^a   Owens, Christopher D ^a   Belkin, Michael ^a   Bandyk, Dennis F ^b   Clowes, Alexander W ^c   Moneta, Gregory L ^d   Conte, Michael S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDIFOLIGIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGENOUS VEIN GRAFT FAILURE; BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY BYPASS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY ASSISTED PATENCY; PRIMARY PATENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PATENCY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS;

EID: 37249057873     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

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