Such a trial is needed before any firm conclusions can be drawn. The authors conclusions appear to be reliable, and they do not go beyond suggesting that percutaneous in situ venous arterialization may be an effective therapy for patients who are unable to have coronary artery bypass or angioplasty. They rightly point out that we do not yet know what the long-term consequences of the procedure are. This report has been prepared for the National electronic Library for Health by the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination , based at the University of York References and resources 1. The Mirror 29 May 2001, p14.
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