Rare case of proximal coronary plaque regression after distal arterial grafting
The metabolically active endothelium of arterial grafts is reported to slow the atherosclerotic process in the distal coronary territories to which they are grafted with improved patency. The literature on arterial grafting causing proximal plaque regression is scant. We report here a case of proxim...
Main Authors: | George Jose Valooran, Shiv Kumar Nair, Krishnan Chandrasekharan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215002874 |
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