Extrapleural harvesting of the internal thoracic artery – impact on early postoperative results and pulmonary function
Introduction: The internal thoracic artery (ITA) has proven to be the best graft for surgical myocardial revascularization, especially in the configuration left ITA (LITA) to the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery (LAD). Its harvesting is usually accompanied by pleurotomy, followed b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-06-01
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Series: | Folia Medica |
Online Access: | https://foliamedica.bg/article/83775/download/pdf/ |