The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 292-297.e2 , August 2010

In vivo functional flowmetric behavior of the radial artery graft: Is the composite Y-graft configuration advantageous over conventional aorta–coronary bypass?

  • Francesco Onorati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Francesco Onorati, MD, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.
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  • Antonino Salvatore Rubino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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  • Lucia Cristodoro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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  • Cristian Scalas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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  • Sergio Nucera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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  • Francesco Santini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Attilio Renzulli, MD, PhD, FETCS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Received 16 June 2009 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01393-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.028

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 292-297.e2 , August 2010

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