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Ann Thorac Surg 1985;39:388
© 1985 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A Simple Test to Determine the Efficiency of Mammary Artery Grafts during Operation

Francis Robicsek, M.D.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Heineman Medical Research Laboratories, Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Accepted for publication June 4, 1984.

A simple test is presented to measure the efficiency of mammary artery-left anterior descending coronary artery anastomosis. While the aorta is still cross-clamped and a pronounced temperature gradient exists between the warm patient and the hypothermic heart, a thermoprobe is inserted into the apex of the heart and the flow through the mammary artery pedicle is released. Rapid warming of the cardiac apex indicates good function of the anastomosis.




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