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Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in octogenarians: where are the benefits?

Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in octogenarians: where are the benefits?

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Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in octogenarians: where are the benefits?

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Full title

Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in octogenarians: where are the benefits?

Publisher

Tokyo: Springer Japan

Journal title

Heart and vessels, 2016-05, Vol.31 (5), p.702-712

Language

English

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Tokyo: Springer Japan

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Contents

The use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting for myocardial revascularization is usually discouraged in the very elderly because of increased risk of perioperative complications. The aim of the study was to analyze early and late outcomes of BITA grafting in octogenarians. From January 1999 throughout February 2014, 236 consecutive...

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Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in octogenarians: where are the benefits?

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1785744615

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1785744615

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ISSN

0910-8327

E-ISSN

1615-2573

DOI

10.1007/s00380-015-0675-z

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