Determinants of successful endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvesting: a prospective analysis

Douglas West; Eric Lim; Richard Trimlett; Marcus Flather; John Yap; John Pepper; Anthony De Souza

doi:10.1532/HSF98.20041004

Determinants of successful endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvesting: a prospective analysis

Douglas West
, Eric Lim
, Richard Trimlett
, Marcus Flather
, John Yap
, John Pepper
, Anthony De Souza

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Abstract

Endoscopic internal thoracic artery (ITA) harvesting is employed during minimal-access coronary artery bypass grafting. To improve case selection, we prospectively analyzed our entire experience to identify variables that predict intraoperative conversion to sternotomy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E179-82
Journal	Heart Surgery Forum
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20041004
Publication status	Published - 2004

Keywords

Coronary Artery Bypass
Endoscopy
Female
Humans
Male
Mammary Arteries
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Tissue and Organ Harvesting

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