Comparison of ultrasonically activated scalpel and traditional technique in radial artery harvesting; an electron microscopic evaluation;Radiyal arter hazırlanmasında ultrasonik koter ve geleneksel yöntemin karşılaştırılması; bir elektron mikroskopik deǧerlendirmesi

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-256

  Dumantepe, Mert ^a   Kehlibar, Tamer ^a   Umit Gullu A ^a   Arslan, Yücesin ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet ^a   Berköz, Kazim ^a   Tarhan, Ibrahim Arif ^a   Özler, Azmi ^a  

^a Dr Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Harmonic scalpel; Harvesting; Radial artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 79956277224     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/akd.2011.056     Document Type: Article

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