External shunt for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: distal coronary perfusion catheter.
We invented a simple external shunt catheter for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. This catheter maintains coronary perfusion from femoral artery, prevents ischemia, reduces back-bleeding, and acts as a suture guide by preventing accidental missuturing of the posterior coronary wall. The insertion and withdraw technique is easier than intraluminal shunt. This catheter would be a useful tool for myocardial protection during off-pump revascularization.
Arai
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokushin General Hospital, Nagano, Japan. hiro.tsrg@tmd.ac.jp
Yoshida
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Izumi
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Sunamori
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D010477:Perfusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods