Slower progression of atherosclerosis in vein grafts harvested with 'no touch' technique compared with conventional harvesting technique in coronary artery bypass grafting: An angiographic and intravascular ultrasound study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-419

  Johansson, Benny L ^a   Souza, Domingos S R ^a   Bodin, Lennart ^a   Filbey, Derek ^a   Loesch, Andrzej ^b   Geijer, Håkan ^a   Bojö, Leif ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CABG; Coronary artery bypass grafts; Ischaemic heart disease; IVUS; Revascularisation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 77957287723     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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