Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 5 , Pages 218-223 , May 2006

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

  • Fei-Yi Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yen-Chou Lu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tzu Chi University School of Medicine, and Buddhist Taipei Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shiau-Ting Lai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Zen-Chung Weng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Hsiung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Cheng-Hsiung Huang, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 17 October 2005 ,Accepted 17 January 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70222-9

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70222-9

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 5 , Pages 218-223 , May 2006

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