Intraoperative Graft Patency Verification in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
Contributors: Giuseppe D'Ancona (Editor); Hratch L. Karamanoukian (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: September 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780879934880
Subjects: Cardiothoracic surgery; Vascular surgery; Medical / Nursing; Coronary heart disease; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM_DISEASES; Medical; Vascular grafts; Surgery - General; Cardiology; HEART_DISEASES; Medical / Cardiology; SURGERY; Coronary artery bypass; Surgery - Vascular; Blood flow; Heart
First sentence: Luminal narrowing or occlusion of large arteries through the development of atherosclerotic plaque is the leading cause of death in the form of heart failure or stroke in the developed world.