Off‐pump Skeletonized Versus Pedicled Left Internal Mammary Artery Grafting: Mid‐term Results

Skeletonization of the internal mammary artery for single left internal mammary artery (LIMA) use remains controversial. We sought to elucidate the effect of different harvesting techniques applied in single LIMA grafting.

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