Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 213-223 , Autumn 2009

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Techniques, Pitfalls, and Results

  • Steven J. Hoff, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Steven J. Hoff, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-8802

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doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.09.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 213-223 , Autumn 2009

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