Improved method for direct coronary grafting without CPB via anterolateral small thoracotomy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 567-569

  Boonstra, Piet W ^a   Grandjean, Jan G ^a   Mariani, Massimo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0031057633     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01024-7     Document Type: Article

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