Off pump coronary bypass grafting of the circumflex artery.
Open Access
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 16 (4), 478-479
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00292-4
Abstract
The circumflex artery is the most challenging vessel to be grafted off pump, since it requires lifting and rotating of the heart. A method of exposure and stabilisation of the circumflex during construction of the anastomosis is described. The technique, which is routinely used in our institution, is effective, simple and safe.Keywords
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