Radial artery achieves better flowmetric results than saphenous vein in the elderly

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-115

  Santarpino, Giuseppe ^a   Onorati, Francesco ^a   Scalas, Cristian ^a   De Gori, Marco ^a   Cristodoro, Lucia ^a   Zofrea, Saverio ^a   Renzulli, Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; Elderly; Radi alartery; Transit time flowmetry; Venous graft

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

AGED; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN I; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64349108727     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-008-1095-0     Document Type: Article

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