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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1194-1195
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Exposure of the intramyocardial left anterior descending artery

Mehmet C. Oz, MD*,a,b,1, Matthew M. Cooper, MDa,b, Thomas J. Hickey, PAa,b, Eric A. Rose, MDa,b

a Departments of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
b Cardiovascular Surgery Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Accepted for publication July 14, 1994.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Oz, College of physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 622 W 168 St, New York, NY 10032.

A systematic approach incorporating several discrete technical maneuvers is described that facilitates localization of the intramyocardial left anterior descending coronary artery. These simple maneuvers reliably afford localization of the initially hidden intramyocardial vessel and are easily incorporated into one's technical armamentarium.




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