Di Biasi Pietro, Torre Tiziano M, Di Mauro Alessandra, Donatelli Francesco
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Policlinico Multimedica Via Milanese, 300 Sesto S. Giovanni, Milano 20099, Italy.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2005 Feb;4(1):3-4. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2004.086959. Epub 2004 Dec 17.
Stabilization and exposure of coronary vessels in off-pump bypass grafting is achieved by means of different and expensive mechanical stabilizers. We describe a new technique of stabilization and exposure of target vessels by using only a 'double suspension-stabilization stitch' without the support of mechanical stabilizers. In accomplishing left anterior descending and right coronary artery off-pump bypass grafting, this technique has resulted in a good hemodynamic stability, in no epicardial damage and surgical trauma, and finally it represents a costless procedure.
