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Bilateral versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts at 10 Years - The New England Journal of Medicine - 2019

Brief Summary:

In patients with multi-vessel coronary disease selected for surgical revascularization, bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) grafting resulted in similar 10 year mortality as compared to single IMA grafting. There was a 1.6% absolute increase in sternal wound complications using BIMA.

Reference:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30699314

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