Outcomes of 881 Consecutive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients Using Heartstring Device
Kentaro Amano,
Yoshiyuki Takami,
Atsuo Maekawa
et al.
Abstract:Backgrounds One of the strategies to prevent stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may be the use of a device for proximal anastomosis without partial clamp of the ascending aorta.
Methods We retrospectively investigated early and late outcomes in consecutive 881 patients undergoing isolated CABG using Heartstring for proximal anastomosis from January 2008 to December 2022, to reveal the validity to use it. All patients underwent preoperative imaging workups to evaluate neurovascular at… Show more
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