The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 53, 709-710, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Saphenous bicephalic aortocoronary graft in the treatment of right coronary bifurcation stenosis
G Popoff, N Saad and F Diaz
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Arnault Tzanck Institute, Saint-Laurent- du-Var, France.
We describe a surgical maneuver suitable for stenosis of the bifurcation of
the right coronary artery. The distal end of a saphenous vein graft is
prepared to obtain a two-headed shape. The anastomosis achieves enlargement
of the bifurcation, providing complete distal revascularization.