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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:659-660
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Coronary flow reserve in composite arterial Y grafts

Nawwar Al Attar, FRCSa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, 32-36 Rue des Moulins Gémeaux, 93200 St Denis, France

e-mail: alattar@ifrance.com

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To the Editor:

I read with interest the article by Sakaguchi and associates [1] on flow reserve in composite arterial Y grafts. The authors conclude that myocardial coronary flow reserve (CFR) in these grafts is not as effective as independent grafts soon after coronary artery bypass grafting. This study carries an important message, especially with the current trends in myocardial revascularization towards exclusive use of arterial grafts.

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