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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:424
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Pericardial Incision for Internal Mammary Artery Coronary Bypass

From the Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Christ Hospital, and the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Accepted for publication February 23, 1987.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Flege, 2139 Auburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219

A pericardial incision is described that allows internal mammary artery grafts to reach their destination without angulating around a cut edge of pericardium and leaves a pericardial flap for covering bypass grafts anterior to the heart.

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