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Comment
. 2015 Jul 28;132(4):e29.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015362.

Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Insights From PREVENT IV"

Connie N Hess  1 , Renato D Lopes  1 , C Michael Gibson  2 , Rebecca Hager  1 , Daniel M Wojdyla  1 , Brian R Englum  1 , Michael J Mack  3 , Nicholas T Kouchoukos  4 , Eric D Peterson  1 , John H Alexander  1
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Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Insights From PREVENT IV"

Connie N Hess et al. Circulation. .
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