title: 'Shunt shuffle'-a simple technique of introducing intracoronary shunts for off-pump coronary artery bypass.
abstract: Intracoronary shunting is a useful method for maintaining distal perfusion as well as providing a bloodless field during off-pump coronary revascularization. Intracoronary shunts require insertion of both ends through a limited arteriotomy, which sometimes can be troublesome. We describe the 'shunt shuffle' as a simple technique, which allows rapid, atraumatic and easy insertion of intracoronary shunts.
authors.affiliation: The Cardiothoracic Centre - Liverpool, Thomas Drive, L14 3PE, UK.
authors.forename: Nirav C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: D Mark
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pullan
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Fabri
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006801:Humans