Commentary: Right gastroepiploic artery versus right internal thoracic artery: Backing the wrong horse
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Coronary artery bypass with only in situ bilateral internal thoracic arteries and right gastroepiploic artery.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.039