Incomplete coronary revascularization: a cautionary tale

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Lindsey L Saint et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar.

. 2017 Mar;9(3):E264-E265.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.69.

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.

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