An alternative technique of proximal anastomosis in patients with an atherosclerotic ascending aorta.
Coronary artery bypass grafting operations in patients with an atherosclerotic ascending aorta are still associated with an increased risk of cerebral embolism and mortality despite previously described techniques. Here we present an alternative technique for the construction of a proximal anastomosis avoiding aortic clamping and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Ogus
Noyan Temucin
NT
Cardiovascular Surgery, Goztepe Safak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. togus@superonline.com
Ogus
Halide
H
Yildirim
Tekin
T
Selimoglu
Ozer
O
Basaran
Murat
M
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome