Total arterial revascularization: A superior method of cardiac revascularization
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Total arterial revascularization: A superior method of cardiac revascularization.
For over 40 years, the left internal thoracic artery has been used as the gold standard for myocardial revascularization and anastomosis over the left anterior descending artery due to its excellent patency rates. However, the right internal thoracic artery behaves in the same manner as the left, also having excellent long-term patency. Hence, no patient should be deprived of the benefits of to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1109-9666
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2016.06.002