The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 533-539 , March 2008

The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on intraoperative graft flow in arterial and venous conduits defined by a flow/pressure ratio

  • Lognathen Balacumaraswami, MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS (CTh)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • Yasir Abu-Omar, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • Joseph Selvanayagam, MD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • David Pigott, FRCA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • David P. Taggart, MD, PhD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Professor D. P. Taggart, Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Oxford, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom.

Received 14 February 2007 ,Revised 3 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 October 2007.

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 Lognathen Balacumaraswami was supported in part by the Oxford University Medical Research Fund.

PII: S0022-5223(07)01740-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.027

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 533-539 , March 2008

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