The Monoshunt: a new intracoronary shunt design to avoid distal endothelial dysfunction during off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB).
Insertion of intracoronary shunts during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery can induce a severe endothelial dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to propose a new intracoronary shunt design called Monoshunt, to avoid distal endothelial damage of the target artery in a porcine model. The use of the Monoshunt avoids distal endothelial denudation and allows distal coronary perfusion.
Research Center and Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger Street East, Montreal, Quebec H1T 1C8, Canada.
Roland G
RG
Demaria
Olivier
O
Malo
Michel
M
Carrier
Louis P
LP
Perrault