Commentary: The association of race with coronary artery bypass grafting mortality: A complex issue.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

From the Schulich Heart Centre, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: June 2019

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