The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1675-1676 , June 2010

Angiogenesis and surgical or endovascular enhancement of noncoronary collateral circulation: A new research field

  • Marco Picichè, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Department, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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  • John G. Kingma Jr., PhD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Research Center, Laval University Hospital, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Pierre Voisine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Department, Laval University Hospital, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Francois Dagenais, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery Department, Laval University Hospital, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Elie Fadel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Heart Lung Transplantation, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, Paris Sud University, Paris, France

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PII: S0022-5223(10)00263-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.047

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1675-1676 , June 2010

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