title: The sinker technique: a simple, effective technique for exposing coronary arteries in off-pump surgery.
abstract: Exposure and stabilization of coronary arteries in the circumflex and right territory is essential for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. A new, easy technique of exposing and stabilizing coronary arteries using a sinker (weight) hung on a silicone elastomer suture for hemostasis from the arteriotomy is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Maizuru Mutual Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. atmatsu@tokyonet.com.au
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques