title: The innominate artery as an inflow site in coronary reoperations without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: The innominate artery was used as an inflow site in 20 patients undergoing redo coronary operations without cardiopulmonary bypass. This technique was adopted when extensive adhesions and old patent grafts were present, to avoid dissection of the ascending aorta and eliminate the risk of graft injury or embolization. This strategy considerably facilitated construction of proximal anastomoses and was associated with favorable perioperative outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Kaleida Health System and State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Karamanoukian
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jajkowski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergsland
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Salerno
mesh_terms: D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation