Effect of Electrocautery on Endothelial Integrity of the Internal Thoracic Artery: Ultrastructural Analysis with Transmission Electron Microscopy

ONAN B., YENİTERZİ M., Onan I. S., Ersoy B., GONCA S., GELENLİ E., ...Daha Fazla

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, cilt.41, sa.5, ss.484-490, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14503/thij-13-3658
  • Dergi Adı: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.484-490
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is typically harvested from the chest wall by means of conventional electrocautery. We investigated the effects of electrocautery on endothelial-cell and vessel-wall morphology at the ultrastructural level during ITA harvesting.