Impact of the learning curve for endoscopic vein harvest on conduit quality and early graft patency.

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Published in Ann Thorac Surg on May 01, 2011

Authors

Pranjal Desai1, Soroosh Kiani, Nannan Thiruvanthan, Stanislav Henkin, Dinesh Kurian, Pluen Ziu, Alex Brown, Nisarg Patel, Robert Poston

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5071, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluating the Role of Thrombin in Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Heart Bypass Surgery | NCT00481806

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