[Suspension of the heart during aortocoronary bypass. A simplified technic].
A technique for suspending the heart, thereby facilitating exposure of the coronary arteries, is described. In this perfectly simple and safe technique, the heart is suspended by a gauze compress passed behind the inferior vena cava and forming a sling.
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans
Suspension du coeur au cours des pontages aorto-coronariens. Une technique simplifiée.