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Editorial
. 2018 Nov;10(Suppl 33):S4002-S4005.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.25.

Taking care of the soldiers

Song Wan  1 , Zhao-Yun Cheng  2
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Editorial

Taking care of the soldiers

Song Wan et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Nov.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

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

Figures

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Figure 1
Natural history of vein graft thickening, atherogenesis, and late failure: timeline and possible mechanisms involved. Modified with permission from Wan S, Yim AP, Angelini GD, Jeremy JY. Novel strategies for the prevention of vein graft failure. In: He GW, editor. Arterial grafting for coronary artery bypass surgery, 2nd edition. Springer-Verlag: Singapore, 2006:303-10.
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Comment on

  • Drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in saphenous vein grafts: a double-blind, randomised trial.
    Brilakis ES, Edson R, Bhatt DL, Goldman S, Holmes DR Jr, Rao SV, Shunk K, Rangan BV, Mavromatis K, Ramanathan K, Bavry AA, Garcia S, Latif F, Armstrong E, Jneid H, Conner TA, Wagner T, Karacsonyi J, Uyeda L, Ventura B, Alsleben A, Lu Y, Shih MC, Banerjee S; DIVA Trial Investigators. Brilakis ES, et al. Lancet. 2018 May 19;391(10134):1997-2007. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30801-8. Epub 2018 May 11. Lancet. 2018. PMID: 29759512 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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