Should Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery (BITA) Grafting Be Used In Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? Running title: Medalion et al.; Effect of age on outcome of BITA grafting
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Ce Cent ter er r, , Te Te T l l A Av Aviv iv v & & & S Sac c ckl kl ler er e F F Fac ac a u u ulty ty y o of f f M Me Medi dici ine ne, , T Te Tel l Av Aviv iv U U Uni ni ive ve ers s sit ity, y, y, T T Tel el A A Avi vi viv, v, Is sr srae ael l l Abstract: Background—Although Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery (BITA) grafting is associated with
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تاریخ انتشار 2013