title: Single catheter technique for cardioplegia and venting during coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Two areas of current controversy concerning coronary artery bypass operations involve the use of cardioplegia and the need for left ventricular venting. We wish to describe a very simple, safe, and effective method of accomplishing both cardioplegic arrest and venting using a single 14-gauge catheter inserted into the aortic root.
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans