We compared patients who received an internal-mammary-artery graft to the anterior descending
coronary artery alone or combined with one or more saphenous-vein grafts (n = 2306) …

Of 6,504 consecutive patients who underwent isolated coronary bypass grafting in 1985 to
1987, 72 (1.1%) patients experienced sternal wound complications. Ten patients (14%) with …

With implantable cardiac assist devices increasingly proving their effectiveness as therapeutic
options for end-stage heart failure, it is important for clinicians to understand the unique …

We tested the efficacy and safety of aprotinin in 169 patients undergoing isolated reoperative
myocardial revascularization. Patients were randomly assigned to high-dose aprotinin, low-…

Fifteen hundred consecutive patients undergoing a first reoperation for coronary revascularization
were reviewed to determine early and late results and predictors of survival. Patients …

Free internal mammary artery grafts were placed in 156 patients (1971 to 1985). Preoperative
clinical and angiographic variables were similar to those of other series of isolated …

The first 1,000 patients undergoing primary isolated myocardial revascularization each year
from 1971 to 1978 were analyzed to define the incidence of reoperation and to elucidate the …

We analyzed trends in clinical, angiographic, and operative variables and documented long-term
survival in 2509 consecutive patients who underwent reoperation for myocardial …

OBJECTIVE: The need for pulsatility in the circulation during long-term mechanical support
has been a subject of debate. We compared histologic changes in calf renal arteries …

From 1970 to 1982, 24,672 patients underwent primary isolated myocardial revascularization:
Group I, 4,517 patients operated upon from 1970 to 1973; Group II, 6,181 patients from …