The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2007

Progressive improvement of myocardial perfusion after off-pump revascularization with bilateral internal thoracic arteries: Comparison of early versus 1-year postoperative myocardial single photon emission computed tomography

  • Kwang Ree Cho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Ho Young Hwang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Won Jun Kang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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  • Dong Soo Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
    • ,
  • Ki-Bong Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ki-Bong Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, 28, Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea

Received 23 May 2006 ,Revised 3 August 2006 ,Accepted 6 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.014

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2007

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