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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:444-445
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Easy Technique for Mounting the Heartstring System into the Sheath

Hirofumi Takemura, MD, Yukiomi Fukumoto, MD, Tadamasa Miyauchi, MD, Katsuya Shimabukuro, MD, Matsuhisa Imaizumi, MD, Narihiro Ishida, MD

Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

For reprint information contact: Hirofumi Takemura, MD, Tel: 81 58 230 6720, Fax: 81 58 230 6326, Email: takemura{at}cc.gifu-u.ac.jp, Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.

The Heartstring system was developed to avoid the use of side-biting aortic clamps, but the sealing system sometimes tears. To solve this problem, a string is wound around the coiled seal and pulled gently.






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