The Shelhigh No-React® bovine internal mammary artery: a questionable alternative conduit in coronary bypass surgery?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-224

  Englberger, Lars ^a   Noti, Jasmin ^a   Immer, Franz F ^a   Stalder, Mario ^a   Eckstein, Friedrich S ^a   Carrel, Thierry P ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alternative; CABG; Graft; Outcome; Patency; Shelhigh

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COW; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NO-REACT BOVINE INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PATENCY; ANIMAL; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATTLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EVALUATION; MAMMARY ARTERY; STANDARD; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XENOGRAFT;

AGED; ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATTLE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 38349057534     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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