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A Short History of Myocardial Revascularization

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The Practice of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Part of the book series: Topics in Cardiovascular Disease ((TCAD))

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Abstract

An epidemic prevalence of coronary heart disease in our society and a lack of any previously satisfactory method of treatment have brought about the unprecedented growth of coronary artery bypass surgery. The placement of bypass grafts around obstructive lesions in the coronary artery was not applied nationwide until 1968, when surgeons began to use both internal mammary-artery-to-coronary-artery grafts and saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass grafts. Today more than 150,000 Americans have undergone bypass surgery, and during 1975 alone, 54,000 people had the operation. Such a rapid and large-scale application of a new operation is without parallel in the history of surgery.

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    Donald W. Miller Jr.

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Miller, D.W. (1977). A Short History of Myocardial Revascularization. In: The Practice of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Topics in Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8828-3_1

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