Harmonic scalpel versus electrocautery for harvest of radial artery conduits: Reduced risk of spasm and intimal injury on optical coherence tomography
Open Access
- 30 November 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 136 (5), 1302-1308
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.060
Abstract
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