title: Preparation of the internal mammary artery for coronary bypass surgery.
abstract: Preparation of the internal mammary artery (IMA) for coronary bypass grafting is depicted. It is felt that this technique offers a simple, safe method for providing an IMA of maximum caliber and flow that allows not only end-to-side but sequential IMA grafting to a coronary artery. Use of this technique prepares the mammary artery to be used for both in situ and free grafting procedures to allow maximum utilization of the IMA as a superior conduit. The technique described has been used in several thousand operations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*