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A Novel Side Graft Holder for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama City Hospital, Saitama, Japan

Accepted for publication September 11, 2008.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Shimamura, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama City Hospital, 2460 Mimuro, Midoriku, Saitama City, Saitama, 336-8522, Japan (Email: shimasantamerry{at}tulip.ocn.ne.jp).

We describe the construction and use of a novel side graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting. The device is a hammer head-shaped clip used to hold the graft side securely but atraumatically during sequential or composite graft anastomosis. The side graft holder provides gentle stabilization and excellent visualization of the side of the graft without causing graft injury.

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