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Skeletonized internal thoracic arteries for CABG surgery: a new gold standard?

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boxed-textBoodhwani M et al. (2006) Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvest reduces pain and dysesthesia and improves sternal perfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, double-blind, within-patient comparison. Circulation 114: 766–773

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  1. S Verma is a Scientist and Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada, and is Director of the Traineeship in Atherosclerosis Program and Canada Research Chair in Atherosclerosis.,

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  2. Division of Cardiac Surgery at Toronto General Hospital, CM Feindel is Professor of Surgery, and Clinical Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto, Canada, and President of the Canadian Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons.,

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Verma, S., Feindel, C. Skeletonized internal thoracic arteries for CABG surgery: a new gold standard?. Nat Rev Cardiol 4, 188–189 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0831

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