Harvesting the saphenous vein with surrounding tissue for CABG provides long-term graft patency comparable to the left internal thoracic artery: Results of a randomized longitudinal trial
Authors:
- Domingos S.R. SouzaDSDomingos S.R. Souza
- Benny JohanssonBJBenny Johansson
- Leif BojöLBLeif Bojö
- Roland KarlssonRKRoland Karlsson
- Håkan GeijerHGHåkan Geijer
- Derek FilbeyDFDerek Filbey
- Lennart BodinLBLennart Bodin
- Mikael ArbeusMAMikael Arbeus
- Michael R. DashwoodMDMichael R. Dashwood
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 132 (2) , 373-378.e5
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