Clinical value of intra-operative transit-time flow measurement for coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective angiography-controlled study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 918-923

  Jokinen, Janne J ^a   Werkkala, Kalervo ^a   Vainikka, Tiina ^a   Peräkylä, Tarja ^a   Simpanen, Jarmo ^a   Ihlberg, Leo ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Graft patency; Receiver operating characteristic analysis; Transit time flow measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIAL ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULSATILE FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 79955635232     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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