Prospective evaluation of patency and early experience utilizing an automated distal anastomosis device (C-Port)

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 245-250

  Cai, Tung H ^a,c   Acuff, Tea E ^a   Randolph Bolton, J W ^a   Dizney, Lauren R ^a   Poon, Michael ^b  

^a Presbyterian Hospital of Denton   (United States)

^b CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic devices; C Port; Multidetector row computed tomography angiography; OPCAB

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVICE; DISTAL ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 37349040027     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e31815cd976     Document Type: Article

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