Availability of the Skeletonized Gastroepiploic Artery as a Free Graft for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Ryu Sang-Wan
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University)
Ahn Byong-Hee (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Hong Seong-Beom (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Song Sang-Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Jung In-Suk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Beom Min-Sun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Park Jung-Min (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Lee Kyo-Sun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Ryu Sang-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Yoon Ju-Sik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) Kim Sang-Hyung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School University) |
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