Does bilateral internal mammary artery grafting increase surgical risk?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 850-856

  Cosgrove, D M ^a   Lytle, B W ^a   Loop, F D ^a   Taylor, P C ^a   Stewart, R W ^a   Gill, C C ^a   Golding, L A R ^a   Goormastic, M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0023936117     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)35696-x     Document Type: Article

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