New method of coronary artery occlusion for beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery Yih-Sharng Chen, MD, Tsai-Fu Chou, MD, Jiun-Yi Lee, MD, Fang-Yue Lin, MD, PhD, Shoei-Shan Wang, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages 1712-1713 (May 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02372-9 Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The stitch with pledget is placed parallel along the target coronary artery proximal and distal to the target area. The directions of stitches are kept away from the target area. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1712-1713DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02372-9) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The target coronary artery is temporarily kinked by the snaring tourniquet. The pledget of the stitch evenly compresses the coronary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1712-1713DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02372-9) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions