A novel cardiac positioning device for left main coronary artery stenosis.

Singh, Sushil Kumar; Kumar, Ambrish; Rajput, Nitin; Devenraj, Vijyant; Kumar, Shailendra; Goyal, Tushar; Lal Sahni, Jeevan · Ann Thorac Surg · 2012

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Abstract

Significant hemodynamic alterations often occur during off-pump coronary artery bypass operations. Historically, left main coronary artery stenosis has been excluded from off-pump coronary artery bypass operations because of this concern. Many articles in recent times support off-pump operations in left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis. We describe here a safe and effective method to reduce the incidence of hemodynamic changes during beating heart surgery in patients with LMCA stenosis.

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