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Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than one

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1999 · Vol. 117(5) · pp. 855–872

Bruce W. Lytle✉(Cleveland Foundation)Eugene H. Blackstone(Cleveland Clinic)Floyd D. Loop(Cleveland Clinic)Penny L. Houghtaling(Cleveland Clinic)John H. Arnold(Cleveland Foundation)Rami Akhrass(Cleveland Foundation)Patrick M. McCarthy(Cleveland Foundation)Delos M. Cosgrove(Cleveland Foundation)

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Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicineInternal thoracic arteryPropensity score matchingSurgeryAngioplastyRetrospective cohort studyPercutaneousArteryDerivationRelative risk

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AgedCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMammary ArteriesMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronarySurvival Rate

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