title: Off-pump coronary artery bypass in congenital absence of pericardium.
abstract: Off-pump coronary artery bypass involves precise manipulations for proper positioning the heart without causing hemodynamic compromise. Pericardial stay sutures exerting appropriate traction play an important role in off-pump surgery. We report a rare case in which a congenital pericardial defect was discovered after sternotomy in a patient undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mediciti Hospitals, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: C Sukesh Kumar
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Syed Nasheed
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: C Kodhandapani
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Raamaanuhadaasudu
authors.forename: Srinivas S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Parimi
authors.forename: T Ramakrishna
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D056346:Sternotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Congenital pericardial defects; congenital; coronary artery bypass; heart defects; off-pump; off-pump coronary artery bypass; pericardium; radiography; thoracic