The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 66-72.e1 , July 2010

To graft or not to graft? Do coronary artery characteristics influence early outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery? Analysis of coronary anastomoses of 5171 patients

Received 29 July 2008 ,Revised 12 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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