Improvement in coronary anastomosis with cardiac surgery simulation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1486-1491

  Fann, James I ^a,b   Caffarelli, Anthony D ^a   Georgette, Gerald ^b   Howard, Steve K ^a   Gaba, David M ^a   Youngblood, Patricia ^a   Mitchell, R Scott ^b   Burdon, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART SURGERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 57949114926     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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