Increased incidence of acute ascending aortic dissection with off-pump aortocoronary bypass surgery? Olivier Chavanon, MD, Michel Carrier, MD, Raymond Cartier, MD, Yves Hébert, MD, Michel Pellerin, MD, Pierre Pagé, MD, Louis P Perrault, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 117-121 (January 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02136-6
Fig 1 Intimal trauma after application of aortic sideclamp. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 117-121DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02136-6)
Fig 2 Aortic laceration at the site of proximal anastomosis resulting in aortic dissection and death on postoperative day 5 after off-pump coronary artery bypass. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 117-121DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02136-6)
Fig 3 Histological examination showing the laceration of the aortic wall in dissection of the ascending aorta after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (Movat pentachrome stain, original magnification × 10). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 117-121DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02136-6)
Fig 4 Microscopic examination showing aortic cystic degeneration of the elastic lamellae and smooth muscle cells with Movat pentachrome staining in the ascending aorta in the same patient (original magnification × 200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 117-121DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02136-6)