title: [Efforts to achieve anastomosis forms in coronary artery bypass grafting; cuff-like and skirt-like anastomoses].
abstract: As the type of anastomotic site is considered to be one of the decisive factors for graft-patency in coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG),our aim is to achieve anastomosis forms that potentially promote long-term graft-patency rates. When an arterial graft is used, side-to-side anastomosis is performed, with its incision length being longer than that of the coronary artery, to achieve a cuff-like anastomosis form. When a vein graft is used, on the other hand, it is incised shorter than the coronary artery to achieve a skirt-like anastomosis form instead of a purse-like one. It is thus expected that reliable anastomosis forms can be observed in postoperative angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Yasuhide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okawa
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014654:Vascular Patency