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EDITORIAL
The effect of not using an internal mammary artery as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting
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Correspondence to:
Dr Bruce J Leavitt
Division of Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05401, USA; bruce.leavitt{at}vtmednet.org
When presented with a high risk case for coronary bypass surgery, the surgeon can confidently use an internal mammary artery as a conduit for that patient
Abbreviations: CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; CASS, coronary artery surgery study; IMA, internal mammary artery; ITA, internal thoracic artery; NNE, Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group; NQF, National Quality Forum; SVG, saphenous vein graft
Keywords: internal mammary artery; coronary artery bypass graft; saphenous vein graft
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