The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 639-645 , September 2010

Comparison of fractional flow reserve of composite Y-grafts with saphenous vein or right internal thoracic arteries

Received 28 April 2009 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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 This study was supported by grant No. 3.4600.04 from the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique Médicale, Brussels, Belgium.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01468-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.013

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 639-645 , September 2010

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