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Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited Commentary

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Louis University, 3635 Vista, St Louis, MO 63110

(Email: hbarner@slu.edu).

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There are enthusiasts for gastroepiploic artery (GEA) coronary bypass grafting on three continents, and a few surgeons have reported large experiences using this conduit, but 10-year patency is disappointing. Early patency of the free GEA has also been inferior, but the experience is small and early in the use of this conduit (ie, 3 of 4 reports from 1990 or before and 1 of 4 from 1993).

The GEA graft has been attractive as an in situ conduit and used by some to achieve . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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