Harvesting techniques affect the integrity of the radial artery: An electron microscopic evaluation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1319-1325

  Emir, Mustafa ^a   Gol, M Kamil ^a   Ozisik, Kanat ^b,d   Bakuy, Vedat ^a   Sargon, Mustafa F ^c   Yavas, Soner ^a   Cagli, Kerim ^a   Kilinc, Kamer ^c   Sener, Erol ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d No 6 13 06610 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

23

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIPID PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EDEMA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIMETRY; RADIAL ARTERY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 4644249889     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.049     Document Type: Article

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