First time myocardial revascularization in patients younger than 70 years. Single versus double internal mammary artery

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 390-395

  Di Mauro, Michele ^a   Iacò, Angela L ^a   Contini, Marco ^a   Vitolla, Giuseppe ^a   Weltert, Luca ^b   Di Giammarco, Gabriele ^a   Calafiore, Antonio M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b University Hospital   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary artery surgery; Myocardial revascularization

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23844517771     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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