title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, PO Box 954, Eltham, VIC 3095, Australia. alistair.royse@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Alistair George
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Royse
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000637:transplantation*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D009638:Norepinephrine