Pitfalls and key lessons with the symmetry proximal anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass surgery Thierry P Carrel, MD, Friedrich S Eckstein, MD, Lars Englberger, MD, Stefan Windecker, MD, Bernhard Meier, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 5, Pages 1434-1436 (May 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04839-7 Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Six-month postoperative angiogram showing a typical stenosis at the site of the saphenous vein graft-to-aorta connection (so-called “in connector” stenosis, in analogy to the in-stent stenosis). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1434-1436DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04839-7) Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Six-month postoperative angiogram showing a significant stenosis located distally from the aortic connector. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1434-1436DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04839-7) Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions