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Off-pump versus on-pump CABG surgery: how do the long-term graft patencies compare?

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boxed-textWidimsky P et al. (2004) One-Year Coronary Bypass Graft Patency: A Randomized Comparison Between Off-Pump and On-Pump Surgery. Angiographic Results of the PRAGUE-4 Trial. Circulation 110: 3418–3423

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  2. Bristol Royal Infirmary,

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Murphy, G., Angelini, G. Off-pump versus on-pump CABG surgery: how do the long-term graft patencies compare?. Nat Rev Cardiol 2, 182–183 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0151

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