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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1541
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

^a Director of Cardiac Surgery, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Level 5, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia

e-mail: brianbuxton@armc.org.au

Based on the excellent late graft patency data using either the right or left internal thoracic artery (ITA) in situ internal artery grafts, one would expect the clinical outcome should improve using two rather than a single ITA. A difference in the clinical outcome between double compared with single ITA grafting has been difficult to demonstrate. In the absence of a prospective randomized study, observational studies with retrospective clinical matching and multivariable analytic techniques have . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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