Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1209
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Invited commentary
Hendrick B. Barner, MDa
a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Suite 3108 Queeny Tower, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
e-mail: barnerh@msnotes.wustl.edu
The authors have failed to cite the most recent paper by Suma and colleagues [1] which provides 10 year gastroepiploic artery (GEA) patency of 62.5% and saphenous vein patency of 68%. These data remove some luster from the GEA as a conduit. It must also be noted that the right internal thoracic . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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