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• Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is associated with significantly improved long-term survival, even among diabetic patients.

  Puskas JD, Sadiq A, Vassiliades TA, Kilgo PD, Lattouf OM. Puskas JD, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep;94(3):710-5; discussion 715-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.082. Epub 2012 Jun 6. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012. PMID: 22677228
• Contrast-induced nephropathy may constitute a marker of underlying limited renal reserve for cardiac surgical procedures?

  Hu Y, Zhong Q. Hu Y, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 May;95(5):1841. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.050. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013. PMID: 23608278 No abstract available.