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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:1475-1476
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to Do It

Clamp for Coronary Artery Operations

Abhay Singh Walia, MCha, Shrikant D. Kole, MCha

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Accepted for publication November 14, 1997.

Address reprint requests to Dr Kole, S/2, Amrut Siddhi, 24 Ravi Industrial Compound, Near Anjali Society, Thane (W)-400 602, India

Aortocoronary bypass grafting is an accepted procedure for ischemic heart disease. Proper visualization of the coronary artery is mandatory for good surgical anastomosis. This is essential when a coronary operation is performed without cardioplegia or in surgical procedures without bypass support. For better visualization of a coronary artery, we are presenting a coronary artery clamp. We have used this clamp in minimally invasive coronary artery operations to achieve a bloodless field.




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