title: Coronary revascularization in a calcified ascending aorta: using the right gastroepiploic artery.
abstract: A calcified ascending aorta makes coronary bypass surgery more difficult and is a major risk factor for perioperative strokes. We describe a technique in which coronary revascularization is achieved with an in situ right gastroepiploic artery. This approach minimizes manipulation of the diseased aorta.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903-0019, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Spotnitz