Vertical Displacement of the Beating Heart by the Octopus Tissue Stabilizer: Influence on Coronary Flow Paul F Gründeman, Cornelius Borst, Joost A van Herwaarden, Cees W.J Verlaan, Erik W.L Jansen The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 65, Issue 5, Pages 1348-1352 (May 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00226-4
Fig. 1 Relative changes in hemodynamic parameters during vertical displacement of the beating porcine heart by the Medtronic Octopus Tissue Stabilizer and the effect of head-down tilt. (BASE = pericardial control position; Cx = circumflex coronary artery; DIS = displacement of the heart by the Octopus, DIS + TREND = Trendelenburg maneuver [20 degrees head-down tilt] while the heart remained 90 degrees retracted; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; RCA = right coronary artery; × = mean arterial pressure; Statistical comparison with control values: ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, #p < 0.001, ̂p = 0.046 versus combined relative value of LAD and RCA flows.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 65, 1348-1352DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00226-4)