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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:818
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Anthony P.C. Yim, MDa, Song Wan, MD, PhDa

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong, P.R. China

e-mail: yimap@cuhk.edu.hk

The quality of the vascular anastomosis remains a critical issue for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). This is particularly pertinent because several variations of the OPCAB technique exist and there is a learning curve associated with each. As the technical goal of CABG is to achieve a satisfactory anastomosis, this is something that has to be proven, not assumed, at least at the beginning of one’s learning curve. Although ultrasound-based flowmeters and thermal imaging could be helpful, on-table . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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