Retrocaval passage of coronary bypass grafts to the inferior left ventricle wall.
Revascularization of the inferior side of the left ventricle is performed most often with aortocoronary free grafts. This article describes a technical improvement for anatomical fit and gain of length of these grafts by directing them to the right side of the heart after a passage behind the inferior vena cava.
Deleuze
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Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Saint Joseph, Paris, France.
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Uva
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D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior