title: Anatomic variations of the radial artery: significance when harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA, USA. susan.parent@bhs.org
authors.forename: Abdallah K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alameddine
authors.forename: Viktor K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Alimov
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Engelman
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rousou
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Flack
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Deaton
authors.forename: Daniel T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Engelman
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000637:transplantation*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology