Exposure of the intramyocardial left anterior descending artery.
A systematic approach incorporating several discrete technical maneuvers is described that facilitates localization of the intramyocardial left anterior descending coronary artery. These simple maneuvers reliably afford localization of the initially hidden intramyocardial vessel and are easily incorporated into one's technical armamentarium.
Oz
M C
MC
Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
Cooper
M M
MM
Hickey
T J
TJ
Rose
E A
EA
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans