Understanding saphenous vein graft patency

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-275

  Sabik, Joseph F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anastomosis; bypass graft; CABG; Editorials; outcomes; saphenous vein graft

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; GRAFT STENOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR GRAFTING; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 79961054470     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.039842     Document Type: Review

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