Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8652704 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Among diabetics undergoing CABG, use of BIMA grafting does not result in increased in-hospital morbidity or mortality and confers a long-term survival advantage when compared with SIMA grafting. Thus, diabetic patients should be considered for BIMA grafting more frequently.
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Authors
Alexander MD, MS, Benjamin M. MD, David J. MD, Joseph D. MD, Jock N. MD, Bruce J. MD, Paul W. MD, Joseph MD, Robert S. MD, Reed D. MD, Elaine M. BA, John D. MD, Gerald L. MD, Cathy S. MS, Anthony W. MD,