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SUBMITTER: Squiers JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082785 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Squiers John J JJ Mack Michael J MJ
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery 20180701 4
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains one of the most commonly performed major surgical procedures worldwide and the most common procedure performed by cardiac surgeons. Rene Favaloro is widely credited with recognizing the true potential of CABG and subsequently popularizing the technique in a broad manner. Since the era of Favaloro in the late 1960s, the evolution of CABG can be understood through a series of quality initiatives that have defined which patients can benefit from the pr ...[more]