intact pleura during left internal mammary artery harvesting in a patient with kyphoscoliosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Intact Pleura during Left Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting in a Patient with kyphoscoliosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
We were interested in the study published by Dr. Alizadeh Ghavidel et al.,1 whom we congratulate on their publication. There are some points, however, which we wish to make regarding the aim and results of their study. The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is mostly used as the conduit of choice for myocardial revascularization. The LIMA confers superior graft patency and better longterm surv...
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the journal of tehran university heart centerجلد ۹، شماره ۱، صفحات ۵۲-۵۳
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