title: Exposure and mechanical stabilization in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting via sternotomy.
abstract: Although off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is gaining popularity, obtaining exposure and stabilization of coronary arteries located on the lateral and inferior wall of the heart may be problematic. The aim of this study is to describe strategies and techniques of coronary exposure and mechanical stabilization that may be used to achieve total myocardial revascularization of the beating heart.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Center for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital and State University of New York at Buffalo, 14203, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Karamanoukian
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: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures