title: Use of a proximal anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass surgery: a word of caution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Tennessee, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis 38104, USA.
authors.forename: G Phillip
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Schoettle
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D015331:Cohort Studies; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology