Myocardial 'hybrid' revascularization: Intermediate results of an alternative approach to multivessel coronary artery disease [2]

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 766-767

  Wittwer, T ^a   Cremer, J ^a   Klima, U ^a   Wahlers, T ^a   Haverich, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032829098     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70035-8     Document Type: Letter

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