ATS
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Author home page(s):
Marek Setina
Ales Mokracek
Luis F. Bonilla
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Setina, M.
Right arrow Articles by Bonilla, L. F.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Setina, M.
Right arrow Articles by Bonilla, L. F.
Related Collections
Right arrow Coronary disease

Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:695-699
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

New technology

The Second-Generation Aortic Connector: Six Months’ Angiographic Follow-Up

Marek Setina, MD a , * , Adriana Krchnakova, MD a , Ales Mokracek, MD a , Ladislav Pesl, MD a , Luis F. Bonilla, MD b

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ceske Budejovice Hospital, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
b St. Jude Medical Anastomotic Technology Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Accepted for publication August 23, 2004.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Setina, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ceske Budejovice Hospital, Bozeny Nemcove 54, Czech Republic 37087 (Email: setina{at}nemcb.cz).

PURPOSE: Recently, new mechanical anastomotic devices have been developed. Initial results appear to be equivalent to those obtained with suture. The aim of the study was to evaluate the 6-month angiographic patency and clinical results with the St. Jude Medical second-generation aortic connector for proximal aortosaphenous graft anastomosis.

DESCRIPTION: From September 2002 to June 2003, 45 connectors were implanted in 39 patients. Thirty-three patients with 36 connectors underwent 6-month angiographic and clinical follow-up.

EVALUATION: One connector had an early occlusion and 2 connectors and 1 vein graft were occluded at 6-month angiography, for a patency rate of 88.9% (32 of 36). No device-related complications were detected at 6-month follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: The second-generation aortic connector is safe and easy to use. Preliminary results show no device-related complications and a satisfactory 6-month angiographic patency.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
W. J.L. Suyker and C. Borst
Coronary Connector Devices: Analysis of 1,469 Anastomoses in 1,216 Patients
Ann. Thorac. Surg., May 1, 2008; 85(5): 1828 - 1836.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 2005 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.