1. Reimplantation of a left internal thoracic artery during repeat coronary artery revascularization: Early and midterm results 
Miralem Pasic, MD, PhD, Peter Müller, MD, Peter Bergs, MD, Ilirijana Karabdic, MD, Wolfgang Ruisz, MD, Michael Hofmann, MD, Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 129, Issue 5, Pages (May 2005)
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2. Figure 1
Preoperative coronary angiography showing stenosis of the anastomosis between the LITA and the LAD. The LITA is patent but nonfunctional.
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3. Figure 2
The LITA is reharvested and directly reinserted distally to the site of subtotal occlusion of the LAD.
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