Technique of sequential grafting the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the circumflex coronary system. 1993

G J Kootstra, and C Pragliola, and G Lanzillo
ThoraxCentrum De Klokkenberg, Breda, The Netherlands.

The most common grafting technique performed with the IMA's is to anastomose the LIMA to the Left Anterior Descending (LAD) coronary system. With the expanded use of this conduit, the Right IMA (RIMA) can be used to graft the LAD system and the LIMA can be routed to the Circumflex (Cx) coronary system. This is the most common graft design in case of coronary disease affecting the LAD and the circumflex systems. The technique used at the Medical Center "The Klokkenberg" since 1989 to route the LIMA to the marginal arteries through a pericardial window is described in detail.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007387 Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis Direct myocardial revascularization in which the internal mammary artery is anastomosed to the right coronary artery, circumflex artery, or anterior descending coronary artery. The internal mammary artery is the most frequent choice, especially for a single graft, for coronary artery bypass surgery. Anastomosis, Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery,Coronary-Internal Mammary Artery Anastomosis,Internal Mammary Coronary Artery Anastomosis,Anastomosis, Internal Mammary Coronary Artery,Coronary Internal Mammary Artery Anastomosis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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