Narrowing effect of off-pump CABG on the LIMA-LAD anastomosis: Epicardial ultrasound assessment

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-109

  Ibrahim, Khalid ^a,b   Vitale, Nicola ^a,b   Kirkeby Garstad, Idar ^a   Samstad, Stein ^a,b   Haaverstad, Rune ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coronary graft assessment; Epicardial ultrasound; LIMA LAD anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PERICARDIUM; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 41549117168     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430701843261     Document Type: Article

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