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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003;11:359-361
© 2003 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

HOW TO DO IT

Endoscopic-Assisted Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass

Thomas A Vassiliades, Jr., MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

For reprint information contact: Thomas A Vassiliades, Jr., MD Tel: 1 404 778 4064 Fax: 1 404 778 4346 email: vassiliades{at}pol.net Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Minimally invasive operations designed to graft the left anterior descending coronary artery with the left internal mammary artery are either traumatic to the chest wall or technically difficult and expensive. This report describes a novel procedure that is less traumatic and simpler.




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