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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:757-758
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Retained cuff of retrograde cardioplegia cannula in the coronary sinus

Dilip Oswal, MCh, FRCSI

71 Tinshill Lane, Leeds, LS16 6DF, UK

Sharan Hallad, MS, MCh, Shrikant D. Kole, MS, MCh

CVTC, Civil Hospital, Kolhapur, 416 002, India

e-mail: diliposwal@hotmail.com
e-mail: sdkole@vsnl.com

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To the Editor:

An adult woman with aortic regurgitation and mitral stenosis was taken for aortic and mitral valve replacement. The superior vena cava and inferior vena cava were cannulated separately.

A 13F Medtronic DLP (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) retrograde cardioplegia cannula was inserted via a purse-string stitch placed on the right atrium into the coronary sinus. The position was checked by palpating the cuff in the coronary sinus from outside. Normothermic blood cardioplegic arrest was achieved . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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