Heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft for infragenicular bypass: Five-year results

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-343

  Losel Sadee H ^a   Alefelder, C ^a  

^a SANA KLINIKUM OFFENBACH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heparin; Peripheral vascular diseases; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Prosthesis implantation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE TABLE; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 70349849568     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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