Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9979960 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This study demonstrated that low vasa vasorum spatial density and higher lumen area observed in the left internal thoracic artery compared with that seen in the native coronary artery can be the structural background for the low incidence of atherosclerosis in this vessel.
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Authors
Offer MD, Katherine J. MD, Joerg MD, Julie MS, Monica BS, Lilach O. MD, PhD, Amir MD,