title: Novel use of a magnetic coupling device to repair damage of the internal thoracic artery.
abstract: At present, there is limited reported literature on the use of the magnetic anastomotic device Ventrica MVP in the coronary artery bypass surgery setting. The device has been primarily used to perform distal coronary anastomoses. We report for the first time the novel use of this magnetic coupling device as a technique to repair iatrogenic injury of the left internal thoracic artery conduit. Technical issues, advantages, disadvantages, and the use of computer tomography angiogram for assessment of the anastomosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charitou
authors.forename: Sukhmeet Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Panesar
authors.forename: Rex
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DeL Stanbridge
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
mesh_terms: D003250:Constriction; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*