A simplified technique for grafting the first septal perforating branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
A technique for facilitating the identification and grafting of the first septal perforating branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery is described. This technique makes endarterectomy of the vessel unnecessary.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods