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Editorial
. 2007 Mar 24;334(7594):593-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39154.552280.BE.

Coronary revascularisation

David P Taggart
Editorial

Coronary revascularisation

David P Taggart. BMJ. .

Abstract

Surgery is effective on clinical and economic grounds, but stenting does not seem to be cost effective

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DT gave a lecture about the importance of imaging grafts to ensure that they are patent at the end of operations, which was sponsored by Novadaq Technologies, Canada.

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