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Unusual pitfall of use of retrograde cardioplegia
P M Eucher1, Y A Louagie, M Buche
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
The use of retrograde cardioplegia can lead to several complications, mainly related to injuries during the cannulation of the coronary sinus. We herein present a case report of injury to the right coronary artery related to kinking due to the pursestring on the right atrium.