title: New method of coronary artery occlusion for beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: Temporary occlusion of the coronary artery is an essential step in beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery. The traditional method of occlusion of the coronary artery, by looping and suspension with thread or elastic slings, carries some potential risk for damage to the vessels. We report another method for temporary coronary artery occlusion involving parallel placement of stitches with pledgets along the coronary artery distal and proximal to the target area. This offers a clean operative field by gentle occlusion of the target coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques