The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 5 , Pages 1136-1142 , November 2007

Remodeling of the radial artery anastomosed to the internal thoracic artery as a composite straight graft

Received 19 January 2007 ,Revised 20 July 2007 ,Accepted 26 July 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)01277-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.07.024

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 5 , Pages 1136-1142 , November 2007

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