The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 134(1):233-235
ISSN:
0022-5223
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.025
Popis:
edo coronary artery bypass graft (redo CABG) proce-dures are a surgical challenge, especially when one orboth internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) have been previ-ously harvested. The lack of available ITA grafts atreoperation might jeopardize the long-term outcomes, becausepedicle ITAs have shown longer patency than have other