title: Management of Traumatic Coronary Artery Injuries: Advantages of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass.
abstract: Coronary artery injuries are rare but highly lethal. Debate exists as to the best treatment for this complex set of injuries, with historical treatment favoring arterial ligation. Although conventional coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass has been used somewhat successfully, enthusiasm for off-pump CABG (OPCAB) has grown more recently. We report two unique cases of left anterior descending coronary arterial injuries managed successfully with OPCAB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Surgical Services, Durham, NC, USA. Broadus.atkins@va.gov.|Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. Broadus.atkins@va.gov.|Department of Surgery, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Surgical Services 112, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, 27705, NC, USA. Broadus.atkins@va.gov.
authors.forename: B Zane
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Salomone
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor University School of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.affiliation: Carolina Cardiac Surgery, Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC, USA.
authors.forename: J Ryan
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Vercruysse
keywords: Chest trauma; Multiple trauma; Thoracic; Vascular trauma
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