Reoperative off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Current outcomes, concerns and controversies

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 685-694

  Raja, Shahzad G ^a   Amrani, Mohamed ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery; Reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting

Indexed keywords

ARTERY GRAFT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952193639     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.14     Document Type: Review

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