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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:272-273
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Fenestrated felt facilitates anastomotic stability and safety in "off-pump" coronary bypass

John A. Rousou, MDa, Richard M. Engelman, MDa, Joseph E. Flack, III, MDa, David W. Deaton, MDa

a Cardiac Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Rousou, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01107

Metal stabilizing devices used in beating heart surgery, although largely effective, occasionally slip or cause lacerations of epicardial veins or myocardium, resulting in blood loss that requires time-consuming corrective maneuvers. The use of a fenestrated felt as a cushion in conjunction with the stabilizers eliminates slipping and/or trauma, thus facilitating coronary anastomoses on the beating heart.






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