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Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:84-87
© 1980 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
From the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Accepted for publication September 4, 1979.
Recent advances in technique and myocardial preservation that I have used in performing the coronary bypass operation are described. Rigid adherence to basic microsuture technique and use of hypothermic hyperosmolar cardioplegic solution and wide-field optical magnification have been responsible for improving graft patency rates and markedly reducing operative mortality during the past six years. With these techniques, hospital mortality has been 0.6% (3 deaths) in the last 500 consecutive coronary bypass operations.
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