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Do radial-artery grafts have a superior 1-year patency to saphenous-vein grafts?

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boxed-textDesai ND et al. for the Radial Artery Patency Study Investigators (2004) A randomized comparison of radial-artery and saphenous-vein coronary bypass grafts. N Engl J Med 351: 2302–2309

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Tatoulis, J. Do radial-artery grafts have a superior 1-year patency to saphenous-vein grafts?. Nat Rev Cardiol 2, 126–127 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0128

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