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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:564
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How To Do It

Prevention of Internal Thoracic Artery Spasm

Anvay V. Mulay, MCh, K. Kesava Dev, MCh, R. Unnikrishnan Nair, FRCS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication February 12, 1997.

Perioperative spasm of the internal thoracic artery is a common experience in coronary artery bypass grafting. We describe a simple method of harvesting the internal thoracic artery with improved ease of dissection that helps to prevent the arterial spasm.




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