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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Nonpenetrating clips for coronary anastomosis

Authors: Arthur C. Hill; Wolff M. Kirsch; Patrick Nataf; Leonardo Lima; Ramzi Ramadan; Alain Pavie; Toomas Anton; +3 Authors

Nonpenetrating clips for coronary anastomosis

Abstract

A nonsuture clip technique (nonpenetrating titanium clips applied to everted tissue edges at high compressive forces) was used to perform coronary anastomoses in a clinical setting.Clipped coronary anastomoses were performed in 10 patients. The anastomoses incorporated the left internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery (n = 1) and the saphenous vein to the right coronary artery (n = 5), the posterior descending artery (n = 2), the diagonal artery (n = 2), and one vein-to-vein proximal anastomosis (n = 1).The mean duration for completion of the anastomoses was 15 minutes (range, 7 to 20 minutes). This time was reduced from 20 minutes at the beginning of the clinical experience to 7 minutes for the last 3 patients. No technical complication was related to clip application and all patients had uneventful outcomes. Three anastomoses studied by coronary angiography were patent without stenosis.The clipped anastomotic technique has a rapid learning curve, the same safety as suture methods, and the potential for facilitating endoscopic vascular reconstructions.

Keywords

Anastomosis, Surgical, Humans, Coronary Artery Bypass, Surgical Instruments

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influence
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