IS local wound infection rate more important than long-term graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting? Tomislav Kopjar, MD, PhD, Michael R. Dashwood,

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IS local wound infection rate more important than long-term graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting? Tomislav Kopjar, MD, PhD, Michael R. Dashwood, PhD, Bojan Biocina, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 151, Issue 1, (January 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.066 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, DOI: (10 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.066) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions