Editorial: Endoscopic vein-graft harvesting: Balancing the risk and benefits

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Cheng, Davy C H ^a   Martin, Janet ^a,b   Ferdinand, Francis D ^c   Puskas, John D ^d   Diegeler, Anno ^e   Allen, Keith B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Klinik GmbH Bad Neustadt   (Germany)

^f SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC VEIN GRAFT HARVESTING; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 77951016864     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3181d6ef80     Document Type: Editorial

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