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Radial artery graft inflow from the undetached, unharvested RIMA: a method to avoid proximal anastomosis to the aorta
E Pehkonen1, S Seppänen, K Niemelä
1Division of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, 33521, Tampere, Finland.
Abstract:
Performing the proximal anastomosis of a free arterial graft to the ascending aorta is problematic, especially if the wall of the aorta is calcified or thickened. We describe a method, which makes it possible to avoid this procedure.