One-year angiographic results of left anterior descending bypass using internal mammary artery: a series of 48 consecutive patients
The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) has been used as a conduit for coronary artery revascularization since 1968. Here we are reporting A total of 48 consecutive patients were operated upon using double mammary arteries. All of them received a mammary graft to the left anterior descending artery...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmsr.eg.net/article.asp?issn=2537-091X;year=2019;volume=2;issue=4;spage=330;epage=333;aulast=Mahlab |
| Summary: | The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) has been used as a conduit for coronary artery revascularization since 1968. Here we are reporting A total of 48 consecutive patients were operated upon using double mammary arteries. All of them received a mammary graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD). All 48 of them were controlled angiographically at 1 year postoperative to ensure satisfactory well-functioning grafts. |
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| ISSN: | 2537-091X 2537-0928 |