The effect of internal thoracic artery grafts on long-term clinical outcomes after coronary bypass surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 829-835

  Hlatky, Mark A ^a   Shilane, David ^a   Boothroyd, Derek B ^a   Boersma, Eric ^b   Brooks, Maria M ^c   Carrié, Didier ^d   Clayton, Tim C ^e   Danchin, Nicolas ^f   Flather, Marcus ^g   Hamm, Christian W ^h   Hueb, Whady A ⁱ   Kahler, Jan ^j   Lopes, Neuza ⁱ   Pocock, Stuart J ^e   Rodriguez, Alfredo ^k   Serruys, Patrick ^b   Sigwart, Ulrich ^l   Stables, Rodney H ^m  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^g ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^j Cardiology Clinic Hereford   (Germany)

^k Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli   (Argentina)

^l UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^m LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; INTERNAL THORACIC ARTERY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052825514     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.063     Document Type: Article

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