Historical background and current problems of OPCAB in Japan and some candid advice

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-72

  Osaka, Shin ichi ^a  

^a Yamatoseiwa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HISTORY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; STATISTICS;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; JAPAN;

EID: 34250376953     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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