Cardiac reoperations with a patent internal thoracic artery graft. A double challenge?
Cardiac reoperations remain a challenge. Reoperations in patients with a patent internal thoracic artery graft have a double challenge; the patent internal thoracic artery graft and the problem of peroperative myocardial protection. Our experience in 25 patients is described and discussed.
Noyez
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, University of Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Lacquet
L K
LK
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors