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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1314
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

The Heart Center at Sinai, Johns Hopkins Cardiac Surgery Associates, Weinberg Building, Suite 502, 2411 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215

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See also page 1309.

This retrospective review by Katz and Chase from Georgetown University Medical Center provides a state-of-the-art general review of current results to be expected from coronary artery bypass grafting, valve operations, and combined coronary artery bypass grafting and valve procedures in the general population. These results are clearly attributable to good surgical technique, excellence in postoperative care, and reasonable patient selection, particularly in the elderly age group. Over the 5-year course of this study, inevitable modifications of technique evolved including the more common use of epiaortic echocardiography to examine the ascending . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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