Randomization and Coronary Artery Surgery
The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPublished 1 September 1972
Thomas C. Chalmers
Citations57
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Abstract
is issue of The Annuls of Thoracic Surgery contains 6 papers on coronary artery surgery, all presented at the 1972 meeting of The T Society of Thoracic Surgeons.At the recent annual meeting of the American Heart Association, cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons conducted a panel discussion in which great concern was expressed about the "overenthusiastic acceptance" of operative therapy of coronary artery disease.Caution was urged, and the need for controlled clinical trials was emphasized.
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