Virtual histology by intravascular ultrasound study on degenerative aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Jim, Man Hong ^a   Hau, William Kong To ^b   Ko, Ryan Lap Yan ^c   Siu, Chung Wah ^c   Ho, Hee Hwa ^a   Yiu, Kai Hang ^c   Lau, Chu Pak ^c   Chow, Wing Hing ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intravascular ultrasound; Saphenous vein graft intervention; Virtual histology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LIPID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TISSUE LEVEL; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77956142188     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-009-1185-7     Document Type: Article

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