Open AccessRight for the Wrong Reasons: Implications of Data Insufficiency in Bilateral Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Analysis
Author(s) -
Ryan Christopher T.,
Schutz Alexander,
Rosengart Todd K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.008262
Subject(s) - medicine , internal thoracic artery , cardiology , bypass grafting , surgery , artery
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a major success story in modern medicine, providing improved quality of life and survival to millions around the world since its inception. Although the incident rate of CABG procedures has declined in recent years with improvements in medical therapy and