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CABG (Coronary arterial bypass grafting) - the most common cardiac surgical procedure - more than 500,000 performed each year in the USA alone
Valuable practical guide and stimulus for improvement of arterial grafting techniques and technology
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Table of contents (45 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Biological Characteristics of Arterial Grafts
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Use of Vasodilators for Arterial Grafts in Coronary Bypass Surgery
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Myocardial Protection During Coronary Bypass Surgery Using Arterial Grafts
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Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Clinical Choice of Arterial Grafts
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Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting
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About this book
The second edition of this book provides updated knowledge about the biological characteristics and clinical use of arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery. The reader will find first-hand information on arterial grafts as well as vein grafts with regard to biological characteristics, clinical use including off-pump coronary bypass grafting surgery, results, and future developments. Written by world-renowned cardiac surgeons and cardiovascular research scientists working in this area, the book will be invaluable both as a practical guide and as a stimulus for further improvement of arterial grafting techniques and technology.
Editors and Affiliations
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Oregon Health and Science University, USA
Guo-Wei He
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Cardiovascular Research, Albert Starr Academic Center for Cardiac Surgery, Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, Portland, USA
Guo-Wei He
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, China
Guo-Wei He
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Wuhan Heart Institute, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, China
Guo-Wei He
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Cardiovascular Surgical Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Guo-Wei He
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The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Guo-Wei He
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Arterial Grafting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Editors: Guo-Wei He
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30084-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-30083-0Published: 26 July 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06761-7Published: 12 February 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-30084-7Published: 25 August 2006
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIX, 356
Number of Illustrations: 105 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Originally published by Springer Singapore Ltd., 1999
Topics: Surgery, Cardiology, Anesthesiology