Why is disease progression more rapid in the proximal segments of grafted coronary arteries?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-432

  Karthikeyan, Ganesan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Abnormal flow patterns; Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery bypass grafts; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; VASODILATATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; STRESS;

EID: 40949142333     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.067     Document Type: Article

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