Prognostic implications of severe coronary calcification in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: An analysis of the SYNTAX Study

To investigate the prognostic implications of the presence of severe lesion calcification in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation.

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