Radial artery and right internal thoracic artery: jousting for the throne of coronary artery bypass grafting

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Massimo Baudo et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;5(17):354.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.05.17.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Using the Radial Artery, Right Internal Thoracic Artery, or Saphenous Vein as the Second Conduit.
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