Choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: craft or science?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 658-670

  Buxton, Brian F ^a   Hayward, Philip A R ^b   Newcomb, Andrew E ^c   Moten, Simon ^b   Seevanayagam, Siven ^b   Gordon, Ian ^d  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafts; Coronary artery disease; Graft patency

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORBIDITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STROKE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 62149144096     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.058     Document Type: Article

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