Effect of lipid exposure on graft patency and clinical outcomes: Arteries and veins are different

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the influence of lipid exposure upon conduit patency in long-term follow-up after primary CABG. METHODS: From a prospectively compiled database, we identified 1207 grafts (436 SV and 771 mixed arterial grafts) among 413 CABG patients with 9.4 ± 2.4 years of follow-up (range...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Y., Hayward, P., Hare, D., Reid, Christopher, Stewart, A., Buxton, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42435