title: A new device for exposing the circumflex coronary artery.
abstract: We have devised a new retractor for use in coronary artery bypass grafting that is made from three woven Teflon tapes. This method allows sufficient counterclockwise rotation of the heart, provides excellent exposure of the posterior and inferior coronary artery systems, and creates a horizontal surgical plane for the circumflex anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maseki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichihara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murase
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments