Saphenous vein harvest with the Mayo extraluminal dissector: Is endothelial function preserved?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 508-510

  Narayan, Pradeep ^a   Yeatman, Mark ^a   Caputo, Massimo ^a   Capoun, Radek ^a   Ciulli, Franco ^a   Jeremy, Jamie Y ^a   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MALE; MAYO EXTRALUMINAL DISSECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 67651092239     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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