Heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for infragenicular bypass in patients with critical limb ischemia: 2-year results

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-149

  Dorrucci, V ^a,b   Griselli, F ^a   Petralia, G ^a   Spinamano, L ^a   Adornetto, R ^a  

^a Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heparin; Peripheral vascular diseases; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Prosthesis implantation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; POLITEF; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FEMOROTIBIAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HEPARIN; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 45149129993     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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