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HomeCirculationVol. 65, No. 2Coronary bypass surgery for chronic angina--1981. A perspective. Free AccessAbstractPDF/EPUBAboutView PDFSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toFree AccessAbstractPDF/EPUBCoronary bypass surgery for chronic angina--1981. A perspective. S H Rahimtoola S H RahimtoolaS H Rahimtoola Search for more papers by this author Originally published1 Feb 1982https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.65.2.225Circulation. 1982;65:225–241 Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By Heusch G (2022) Coronary blood flow in heart failure: cause, consequence and bystander, Basic Research in Cardiology, 10.1007/s00395-022-00909-8, 117:1, Online publication date: 1-Dec-2022. 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