Pulsatility index variations using two different transit-time flowmeters in coronary artery bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1063-1067

  Nordgaard, Håvard B ^a   Vitale, Nicola ^b   Astudillo, Rafael ^b   Renzulli, Attilio ^c   Romundstad, Pål ^a   Haaverstad, Rune ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

CABG; Coronary graft assessment; Flowmetry; PI; Pulsatile index; Transit time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETER; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FILTER; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOWMETERS; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PULSATILE FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 77951294920     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.11.030     Document Type: Article

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