Saphenous vein graft failure and clinical outcomes: Toward a surrogate end point in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 639-643

  Harskamp, Ralf E ^a,b   Williams, Judson B ^a   Hill, Ronald C ^c   De Winter, Robbert J ^b   Alexander, John H ^a   Lopes, Renato D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Veterans Affairs Mid Atlantic Health Care Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876784538     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.01.019     Document Type: Editorial

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