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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | E179-82 |
| Journal | Heart Surgery Forum |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Endoscopy
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mammary Arteries
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Tissue and Organ Harvesting