| Histology and comparison of arterial grafts used for coronary surgery | p. 3 |
| Endothelial function and interaction between the endothelium and smooth muscle in arterial grafts | p. 17 |
| Clinical physiology and related biological characteristics | p. 24 |
| Clinical classification of arterial grafts | p. 31 |
| Pharmacological studies and guidelines for the use of vasodilators for arterial grafts | p. 39 |
| Myocardial management in arterial revascularization | p. 51 |
| Cardiac protection from the viewpoint of coronary endothelial function | p. 63 |
| Needle or knife? : a comparison between percutaneous coronary interventions (including plain balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting) and coronary artery bypass surgery | p. 73 |
| Considerations in the choice of arterial grafts | p. 81 |
| History of internal thoracic artery grafting and alternative arterial grafts | p. 89 |
| Surgical techniques for internal thoracic artery grafting | p. 97 |
| Long-term results of internal thoracic artery grafting | p. 105 |
| Bilateral versus unilateral internal thoracic artery in coronary bypass grafting | p. 113 |
| Left-sided myocardial revascularization with bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic artery | p. 130 |
| Free compared with pedicled right internal thoracic arteries for coronary artery bypass grafting | p. 140 |
| History and operative technique | p. 151 |
| Radial artery grafting : clinical antispastic protocols | p. 156 |
| Radial artery : clinical results | p. 165 |
| Angiographic studies of the radial artery graft | p. 171 |
| Right gastroepiploic artery grafting : history and operative techniques | p. 181 |
| The right gastroepiploic artery graft | p. 193 |
| Technique and results for skeletonized GEA using the harmonic scalpel in combination with other arterial grafts in off-pump coronary bypass surgery | p. 196 |
| Inferior epigastric artery grafting : history, anatomy and surgical techniques | p. 203 |
| Inferior epigastric artery grafting : clinical results | p. 208 |
| Splenic artery grafting | p. 215 |
| Use of subscapular-thoracodorsal artery for coronary artery bypass grafting | p. 218 |
| Inferior mesenteric artery grafting | p. 223 |
| Ulnar artery as a coronary artery bypass graft : five-year experience | p. 227 |
| Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery grafting | p. 233 |
| The intercostal artery : an "ideal" arterial graft awaiting clinical application | p. 238 |
| Complex arterial grafts : operative techniques | p. 243 |
| Complex arterial grafts : clinical results | p. 248 |
| Internal thoracic artery T-grafting : operative technique and long-term results | p. 253 |
| Internal thoracic artery and radial artery T-grafting : operative technique and long-term results | p. 261 |
| Role of internal thoracic artery grafts in reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery | p. 269 |
| Flow capacity of arterial grafts : internal thoracic artery, gastroepiploic artery and other grafts | p. 279 |
| Intraoperative graft evaluation in coronary artery bypass grafting using a 15-MHz high-frequency linear transducer : maintaining the comprehensive quality of coronary surgery | p. 285 |
| Role of venous grafts in combination with arterial grafting | p. 291 |
| Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting | p. 298 |
| Novel strategies for the prevention of vein graft failure | p. 303 |
| Gene therapy for vein graft disease | p. 311 |
| Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery and the role of arterial conduits | p. 323 |
| Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using arterial grafts | p. 331 |
| Comparison of the effect of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on neurological events | p. 337 |
| Closed-chest cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia for coronary artery bypass surgery : history and development | p. 342 |
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