{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,14]],"date-time":"2026-10-14T12:14:30Z","timestamp":1791980070448,"version":"4.4.0"},"reference-count":25,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","issue":"5","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2004,5,1]],"date-time":"2004-05-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1083369600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2004,5,1]],"date-time":"2004-05-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1083369600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2016,7,6]],"date-time":"2016-07-06T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1467763200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":4449,"URL":"http:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/open-access\/userlicense\/1.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["clinicalkey.com","clinicalkey.com.au","clinicalkey.es","clinicalkey.fr","clinicalkey.jp","jtcvsonline.org","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2004,5]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,4,28]],"date-time":"2004-04-28T08:31:00Z","timestamp":1083141060000},"page":"1408-1415","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":99,"title":["Single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts with concomitant saphenous vein grafts for multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting: effects on mortality and event-free survival"],"prefix":"10.25013","volume":"127","author":[{"given":"L.M.","family":"Stevens","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M","family":"Carrier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"L.P","family":"Perrault","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Y","family":"H\u00e9bert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R","family":"Cartier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D","family":"Bouchard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A","family":"Fortier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"I","family":"El-Hamamsy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M","family":"Pellerin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM198601023140101","article-title":"Influence of the internal mammary artery on 10-year survival and other cardiac events","volume":"314","author":"Loop","year":"1986","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"196","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-5223(94)70470-8","article-title":"Risk factors for operative mortality and sternal wound infection in bilateral internal mammary artery grafting","volume":"107","author":"He","year":"1994","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0003-4975(98)00394-4","article-title":"Does arterial revascularization decrease the risk of infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting?","volume":"66","author":"Sergeant","year":"1998","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"466","DOI":"10.1016\/S0003-4975(98)01196-5","article-title":"Comparison of long-term clinical results of double versus single internal mammary artery bypass grafting","volume":"67","author":"Farinas","year":"1999","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"855","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-5223(99)70365-X","article-title":"Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than one","volume":"117","author":"Lytle","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"870","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(01)06069-X","article-title":"Effect of arterial revascularisation on survival","volume":"358","author":"Taggart","year":"2001","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"781","DOI":"10.1016\/S1010-7940(02)00470-0","article-title":"Does the use of bilateral internal mammary artery (IMA) grafts provide incremental benefit relative to the use of a single IMA graft? A meta-analysis approach","volume":"22","author":"Rizzoli","year":"2002","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1067\/mtc.2002.120329","article-title":"Comparing apples and oranges","volume":"123","author":"Blackstone","year":"2002","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB9","first-page":"2265","article-title":"Tutorial in biostatistics","volume":"17","author":"D'Agostino","year":"1998","journal-title":"Stat Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB10","series-title":"Arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery","first-page":"177","article-title":"Use of bilateral versus unilateral internal thoracic artery in coronary artery bypass grating","author":"Berreklouw","year":"1999"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1262","DOI":"10.1016\/S0735-1097(99)00389-7","article-title":"ACC\/AHA guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery","volume":"34","author":"Eagle","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Am Coll Cardiol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"850","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-5223(19)35696-X","article-title":"Does bilateral internal mammary artery grafting increase surgical risk?","volume":"95","author":"Cosgrove","year":"1988","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"202","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-4975(90)90139-W","article-title":"Results of internal thoracic artery grafting over 15 years","volume":"49","author":"Fiore","year":"1990","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"599","DOI":"10.1016\/S0003-4975(97)00620-6","article-title":"Single versus bilateral internal mammary artery grafts","volume":"64","author":"Pick","year":"1997","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"10","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2001-9923","article-title":"End of the millenium\u2014end of the single thoracic artery graft? Two thoracic arteries\u2014standard for the next millennium? Early clinical results and analysis of risk factors in 1,487 patients with bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts","volume":"49","author":"Gansera","year":"2001","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"179","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-4975(90)90136-T","article-title":"Sternal wound complications after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting","volume":"49","author":"Loop","year":"1990","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1485","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-4975(93)91093-3","article-title":"Right internal mammary artery for myocardial revascularization","volume":"55","author":"Ramstrom","year":"1993","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1200","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-5223(96)70222-2","article-title":"Risk factors for deep sternal wound infection after sternotomy","volume":"111","year":"1996","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"115","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-4975(92)90768-Y","article-title":"Effect of internal mammary artery dissection on sternal vascularization","volume":"53","author":"Carrier","year":"1992","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"668","DOI":"10.1067\/mtc.2001.112824","article-title":"Bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic artery grafts in patients with diabetes","volume":"121","author":"Matsa","year":"2001","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"issue":"suppl","key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB21","first-page":"IV214","article-title":"Clinical evaluation of single versus multiple mammary artery bypass","volume":"82","author":"Morris","year":"1990","journal-title":"Circulation"},{"issue":"suppl","key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"II8","DOI":"10.1161\/01.CIR.92.9.8","article-title":"Unilateral versus bilateral internal mammary revascularization. Survival and event-free performance","volume":"92","author":"Dewar","year":"1995","journal-title":"Circulation"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1289","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-4975(96)00627-3","article-title":"Operation for two-vessel coronary artery disease","volume":"62","author":"Carrel","year":"1996","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1535","DOI":"10.1016\/S0003-4975(01)03040-5","article-title":"Better ischemic event-free survival after two internal thoracic artery grafts","volume":"72","author":"Berreklouw","year":"2001","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006_BIB25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1221","DOI":"10.1067\/mtc.2000.106519","article-title":"Competing risks after coronary bypass surgery","volume":"119","author":"Blackstone","year":"2000","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"}],"container-title":["The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0022522303017331?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0022522303017331?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,20]],"date-time":"2025-09-20T16:39:21Z","timestamp":1758386361000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0022522303017331"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2004,5]]},"references-count":25,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2004,5]]}},"alternative-id":["S0022522303017331"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006","relation":{},"ISSN":["0022-5223"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0022-5223","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2004,5]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts with concomitant saphenous vein grafts for multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting: effects on mortality and event-free survival","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2003.10.006","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"converted-article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"Copyright \u00a9 2004 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}]}}