title: Application of cubital venous graft for double coronary bypass.
abstract: In experiments with cadaver hearts the cubital vein was used for aortocoronary bypass anastomosis. The indications, advantages and drawbacks of the use of a venous section of inverted Y shape are discussed. Since 20 to 30% of patients in need of an operation of this type have saphenous veins which cannot be applied as grafts, use of the cubital vein is recommended.
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery