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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:73
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Michael A. Savitt, MD, MSE, Alfred J. Tector, MD

Midwest Heart Surgery Institute, 2901 W Kinnickinnic River Parkway, Suite 511, Milwaukee, WI 53215

(Email: tector@execpc.com).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

Multiple arterial grafts improve outcomes in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease, particularly after 10 years, and they reduce the need for reintervention in patients when compared with bypassing with a single internal thoracic artery and saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). Total coronary artery revascularization has become possible in many patients by using bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts (ITA), "T" or "Y" grafts, the radial artery (RA), the gastroepiploic artery (GEA), and the construction of composite arterial grafts.

Dr Takahashi and associates [1, 2] are well versed in the utilization of GEA as a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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