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Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:708-710
© 1986 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Harvesting, Routing, and Anastomosing the Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft

From the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Accepted for publication April 21, 1986.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Pacifico, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Station, Birmingham, AL 35294

A technique to harvest, intrapleurally route, and anastomose the left internal mammary artery is described.

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