Beating Heart Off-Pump Myocardial Revascularization in an Infant Thomas Walther, MD, PhD, Ingo Dähnert, MD, Herbert Kiefer, MD, Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD, Martin Kostelka, MD, PhD, Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 6, Pages 2151-2153 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.044 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Exposure of proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) using an Octopus stabilizer. The view is from the head of the patient caudally, and the left side of the patient is to the left. The two tips of the stabilizer are beside the most proximal part of the LAD; the white base of the stabilizer is just above the apex of the heart. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2151-2153DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.044) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Postoperative angiogram, left anterior oblique 90-degree view showing good left internal mammary artery-left anterior descending coronary artery perfusion with satisfactory filling of the septal branches. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2151-2153DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.044) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions