title: Pericardial incision for internal mammary artery coronary bypass.
abstract: A pericardial incision is described that allows internal mammary artery grafts to reach their destination without angulating around a cut edge of pericardium and leaves a pericardial flap for covering bypass grafts anterior to the heart.
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*