PREVENTION OF INTERNAL THORACIC ARTERY SPASM

Authors
MULAY AV DEV KK NAIR RU
Citation
Av. Mulay et al., PREVENTION OF INTERNAL THORACIC ARTERY SPASM, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64(2), 1997, pp. 564-564
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
64
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
564 - 564
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)64:2<564:POITAS>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Perioperative spasm of the internal thoracic artery is a common experi ence in coronary artery bypass grafting. We describe a simple method o f harvesting the internal thoracic artery with improved ease of dissec tion that helps to prevent the arterial spasm. (C) 1997 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.