Coronary artery surgery without global ischemia.
A simple technique for local occlusion of the coronary artery without aortic cross-clamping during the distal anastomosis has been developed. The use of this internal coronary artery occluder, which we developed, represents another step forward in myocardial protection during coronary bypass procedures.
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans