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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:731-733
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Optimizing use of the octopus system for off-pump total arterial myocardial revascularization with the TY graft

Calin Vicol, MDa*, Georg D. A. Nollert, MDa, Helmut Mair, MDa, Bruno Reichart, MDa

a Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Clinic of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Accepted for publication April 8, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Vicol, Herzchirurgische Klinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377 München, Germany
e-mail: cvicol{at}helios.med.uni-muenchen.de

Rapid developments in interventional cardiology for the treatment of coronary artery disease ask for further evolution of surgical revascularization techniques with improved short-term and long-term results. Off-pump bypass grafting, total arterial revascularization, and use of composite arterial grafts are innovative operative procedures that are already established in many centers. We describe our technique to combine all three procedures in a single operation.




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