Vasoreactivity and histology of the radial artery: comparison of open versus endoscopic approaches

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 845-849

  Medalion, Benjamin ^a   Tobar, Ana ^a   Yosibash, Zohar ^b   Stamler, Alon ^a   Sharoni, Erez ^a   Snir, Eitan ^a   Porat, Eyal ^a   Hochhauser, Edith ^a,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arterial grafts; CABG; Endoscopy; Vascular tone and reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; COLLAGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 53149110416     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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