Commentary: Radial artery and bilateral mammary arteries in coronary artery bypass grafting: How much is too much?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

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

Published: July 2019

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