The natural bifurcating internal thoracic artery graft: another technique for bypassing two vessels with one conduit.
We present our reproducible technique of achieving two bypasses from selected pedicled internal thoracic arteries. We feel that awareness of this technical modification is to the benefit of patients.
Protopapas
Aristotle D
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Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, 446, 28 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3SS, UK. aristotelis.protopapas02@imperial.ac.uk
Athanasiou
Thanos
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D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D016896:Treatment Outcome