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Title:

Quality of internal thoracic artery grafts after mediastinal irradiation.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Gansera, B; Schmidtler, F; Angelis, I; Botzenhardt, F; Schuster, T; Kiask, T; Haschemi, A; Kemkes, BM
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: With the increase of patients of advanced age requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the number of those with previous mastectomy and irradiation of the chest increases proportionally. The question of whether mediastinal irradiation leads to relevant internal thoracic artery (ITA) graft damage remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to proof the quality of ITAs and to evaluate the early clinical outcome after using one or both ITAs in this specific population. ME...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Ann Thorac Surg
Year:
2007
Journal volume:
84
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
1479-84
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.034
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17954049
Print-ISSN:
0003-4975
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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