Radial artery graft inflow from the undetached, unharvested RIMA: a method to avoid proximal anastomosis to the aorta in CABG surgery.
Performing the proximal anastomosis of a free arterial graft to the ascending aorta is problematic, especially if the wall of the aorta is calcified or thickened. We describe a method, which makes it possible to avoid this procedure.
Pehkonen
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Division of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, 33521, Tampere, Finland.
Seppänen
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Niemelä
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Majahalme
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D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow