The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1511-1518.e4 , June 2010

Late outcomes after radial artery versus saphenous vein grafting during reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery

  • Anoar Zacharias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Yvonne Viens, SGM, Research Institute-Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
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  • Thomas A. Schwann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Regional Heart and Vascular Center at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
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  • Christopher J. Riordan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Regional Heart and Vascular Center at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
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  • Samuel J. Durham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Regional Heart and Vascular Center at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
    • Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
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  • Aamir S. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Regional Heart and Vascular Center at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
    • Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
    • ,
  • Milo Engoren, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Regional Heart and Vascular Center at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
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  • Robert H. Habib, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Yvonne Viens, SGM, Research Institute-Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Robert H. Habib, PhD, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Yvonne Viens, SGM, Research Institute, St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, 2222 Cherry St, MOB2, Suite 1250, Toledo, OH 43608.

Received 9 March 2009 ,Revised 3 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 July 2009.

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 This research is supported by departmental and institutional funds.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01054-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.068

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1511-1518.e4 , June 2010

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