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Abstract
A sham operation was compared to ligation of the internal mammary arteries in patients
with angina pectoris. Patient improvement was identical. The exercise electrocardiogram
was not altered by either procedure.
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Footnotes
☆This study was aided in part by grants from the Kansas Heart Association and the National Heart Institute (HTS-5210 [C1]).
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© 1960 Published by Elsevier Inc.
