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Coronary Artery Surgery

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The development of direct coronary artery surgery by Favaloro and Johnson is one of the outstanding achievements in the history of cardiac surgery. Properly performed coronary artery bypass results in immediate and predictable improvement in myocardial blood flow in the majority of patients. This increase in myocardial blood flow results in alleviation of anginal symptoms, increased exercise tolerance, freedom from medications, and overall improvement in the quality of life. In many patients coronary bypass clearly improves survival.

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  1. Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sutter Memorial Hospital, 5301 F Street, Suite 312, Sacramento, California, 95819, USA

    Bradley J. Harlan MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery)

  2. Davis Medical School, University of Califorania, 5301 F Street, Suite 312, Sacramento, California, 95819, USA

    Bradley J. Harlan MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery)

  3. Oregon Health Sciences University, 5301 F Street, Suite 312, Portland, Oregon, 95819, USA

    Bradley J. Harlan MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery)

  4. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Albert Starr MD (Professor of Surgery, Director)

  5. Heart Institute at St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Albert Starr MD (Professor of Surgery, Director)

  6. Starr-Wood Cardiac Group, P.C., 9155 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 240, Portland, Oregon, 97225-6629, USA

    Albert Starr MD (Professor of Surgery, Director)

  7. Harwin Studios, 9101 SW 15th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97219, USA

    Fredric M. Harwin BFA, MS

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Harlan, B.J., Starr, A., Harwin, F.M. (1996). Coronary Artery Surgery. In: Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2324-5_8

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