For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting at higher risk of stroke is the single cross-clamp technique of benefit in reducing the incidence of stroke?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 500-503

  Raja, Shahzad G ^a   Navaratnarajah, Manoraj ^a   Fida, Naveed ^a   Kitchlu, C Saifuddin ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Evidence based medicine; Focal neurologic deficit; Stroke

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE CROSS CLAMP TECHNIQUE; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BENCHMARKING; CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 44449176633     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.174318     Document Type: Article

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