Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:554
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Invited commentary
Verdi J. DiSesa, MDa
a Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison St, Suite 1156, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
e-mail: verdi_disesa@rush.edu
This article reports a retrospective, uncontrolled review of outcomes in 634 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting using bilateral "skeletonized" internal mammary arteries. The investigators analyzed results by dividing patients into five age cohorts. They achieved excellent results in all age groups including the 92 patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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