Neointima development in externally stented saphenous vein grafts. External stents are bad for the patient: why not use an undamaged saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass graft?
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Corresponding author: Michael R. Dashwood MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, Pond St, NW3 2QG London, United Kingdom, phone: +44 (0)20 7794 0500, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 11.01.2017, accepted: 23.01.2017. Neointima development in externally stented saphenous vein grafts. External stents are bad for the patient: why not use an undamaged saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass graft?
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Neointima development in externally stented saphenous vein grafts. Progress in medicine is good for the patient: why not use total arterial revascularization?
Corresponding author: Przemysław Węglarz MD, 1 Department of Cardiology, Silesian University of Medicine, 45/47 Ziołowa St, 40-635 Katowice, Poland, phone: +48 600 467 332, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 23.01.2017, accepted: 13.02.2017. Neointima development in externally stented saphenous vein grafts. Progress in medicine is good for the patient: why not use total arterial revasculariza...
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