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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:1302
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited Commentary

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Edwin L. Alderman, MD

Cardiovascular Division-CVRC, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94304

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See also page 1296.

This article reviews a large experience with coronary artery bypass grafting and cardiac transplantation for patients with advanced ischemic heart disease. The 225 patients who were referred for cardiac transplantation and ultimately received bypass grafting were distinctly different from the 788 patients who received heart transplantation. Patients who received bypass grafting were older and, in general, had . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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