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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:509
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

William L. Holman, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave S—ZRB 719, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007

(Email: wholman@its.uab.edu).

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This article by Kulik and colleagues [1] nicely describes a prospective nonrandomized comparison of phenoxybenzamine versus a combination of verapamil with nitroglycerin for the treatment of radial arteries prior to coronary bypass grafting. Postoperative plasma concentrations of creatine kinase and troponin T and the number of adverse myocardial events were significantly less in the phenoxybenzamine patients.

The strengths of the study are its prospective design and its inclusion of multiple variables that describe . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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