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Peter Lamm1, Sandra Eifert, Eckehart Kilian
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. peter.lamm@med.uni-muenchen.de
Abstract:
The HEARTSTRING Proximal Seal System (Guidant Corp, Santa Clara, CA) is used to avoid aortic clamping while the proximal anastomoses are sewn. To protect surgeons from spurting blood while the device is used, we use a see through plastic sheet to cover the area being operated on. This modified technique is applied whenever the system is used and allows the safe use of the device even in high-risk patients with hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus.

