title: Double coronary endarterectomy on the beating heart in two patients with porcelain aorta.
abstract: Patients with porcelain aorta carry a high risk of systemic embolism during coronary artery bypass grafting. Avoiding manipulation of the aorta during operation using the beating heart approach can prevent atheroemboli. In patients with diffuse atherosclerotic coronary artery disease who require endarterectomy, coronary bypass operations can be done safely on the beating heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Alkan Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. mtamim99@netscape.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdil
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Demirkilic
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tatar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D012307:Risk Factors; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation