Pulmonary hypertension during beating heart coronary surgery: intermittent inferior vena cava snaring.

Dagenais, F; Cartier, R · Ann Thorac Surg · 1999

editorial · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension during beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting may compromise the possibility of safely completing the procedure off-pump. To obviate such a problem, we describe a simple technique by which the inferior vena cava is progressively snared to decrease pulmonary pressure.

Medical subject headings