title: An alternative technique of proximal anastomosis in patients with an atherosclerotic ascending aorta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, Goztepe Safak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. togus@superonline.com
authors.forename: Noyan Temucin
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Ogus
authors.forename: Halide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogus
authors.forename: Tekin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Ozer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Selimoglu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basaran
mesh_terms: 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