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

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 239-241

  Dashwood, Michael R ^a   Fremes, Stephen ^b   Souza, Domingos S R ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADVENTITIA; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL FUNCTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOTHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MAYO EXTRALUMINAL DISSECTOR; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VASA VASORUM; VEIN STRIPPING;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 73149094940     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.054     Document Type: Letter

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