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Improved technique for the proximal anastomosis with free internal mammary artery grafts
1Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, MO.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 1, 1987
Abstract:
A method for construction of the proximal aortic anastomosis using an autologous pericardial patch for free internal mammary artery bypass grafts is described. The use of pericardium allows for ease of suturing without the need for saphenous vein harvesting.

