In our experience, we could reach a pedicle length of four to five centimeters, depending in the needed graft size. In case a longer pedicle is needed, an extension to the internal mammary artery is ...

Introduction: The internal thoracic artery is commonly used as a graft in coronary artery bypass grafting. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether papaverine prevents vasoconstriction caused by ...

Patients having Stanford type A acute dissection soon after cardiac surgery have a high risk of rupture and death. The presentation, management, and outcome of primary dissection of the ascending ...

myocardial revascularization by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the state-of-the-art therapeutic procedure. Commonly, CABG requires autologous bypass grafts such as the internal thoracic ...