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Preparation of the internal mammary artery for coronary bypass surgery
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Preparation of the internal mammary artery (IMA) for coronary bypass grafting is depicted. It is felt that this technique offers a simple, safe method for providing an IMA of maximum caliber and flow that allows not only end-to-side but sequential IMA grafting to a coronary artery. Use of this technique prepares the mammary artery to be used for both in situ and free grafting procedures to allow maximum utilization of the IMA as a superior conduit. The technique described has been used in several thousand operations.
Preparation of the internal mammary artery (IMA) for coronary bypass grafting is depicted. It is felt that this technique offers a simple, safe method for providing an IMA of maximum caliber and flow that allows not only end-to-side but sequential IMA grafting to a coronary artery. Use of this technique prepares the mammary artery to be used for both in situ and free grafting procedures to allow maximum utilization of the IMA as a superior conduit. The technique described has been used in several thousand operations.
