Four-stitch side-to-side anastomosis for sequential coronary artery bypass grafting.
Sequential bypass (SB) is an effective method of implementing complete myocardial revascularization of complex coronary stenoses. The SB allows a single graft to be used for bypass in several locations, which facilitates multi-branch revascularization. We have developed a simple SB technique, four-stitch side-to-side anastomosis, and report its clinical effectiveness in 428 patients.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: tashirot@fukuoka-u.ac.jp.
Tadashi
T
Tashiro
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hideichi
H
Wada
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Noritoshi
N
Minematsu
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yuta
Y
Sukehiro
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shinji
S
Kamiya
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Masahiro
M
Osumi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Noritsugu
N
Morishige
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques