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Bilateral internal thoracic artery use in patients with low ejection fraction: is there any additional long-term benefit?

Siamak Mohammadi, Dimitri Kalavrouziotis, Giovanni Domenico Cresce, François Dagenais, Éric Dumont, Éric Charbonneau, Pierre Voisine

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2014 · 34 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

The use of a second internal thoracic artery (ITA) does not prolong late survival in patients with low EF undergoing CABG compared with a propensity-matched group of SITA graft patients.

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