OPCAB: Time to call off the search for the Holy Grail! [9]

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 515-516

  Raja, Shahzad G ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Off pump coronary artery bypass; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844489080     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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