Title of article
In off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, an appropriate method for intraoperative evaluation of grafts and vessels has been awaited. We report the usefulness of a 15-MHz linear transducer for this purpose. A 15-MHz linear transducer with a SONOS 5500 (
Author/Authors
Roland Hetzer، نويسنده , , Evgenij V. Potapov، نويسنده , , Yuguo Weng، نويسنده , , Henryk Sinawski، نويسنده , , Friedrich Knollmann، نويسنده , , Takeshi Komoda، نويسنده , , Ewald Hennig، نويسنده , , Miralem Pasic، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
4
From page
347
To page
350
Abstract
A left lateral thoracotomy was used for implantation of the continuous-flow MicroMed DeBakey left ventricular assist device in 12 patients with previous heart operations through a median sternotomy. This approach avoids reopening the chest through a median sternotomy and reduces the risk of bleeding and subsequent complications.
Journal title
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Record number
607260
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