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Use of the "Single Suture" Technique to Expose the Anterior Surface of the Heart
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Use of the "Single Suture" Technique to Expose the Anterior Surface of the Heart

Marco Ricci, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, Giuseppe D'Ancona, Jacob Bergsland and Tomas A. Salerno
Journal of cardiac surgery, Vol.14(6), pp.460-461
11/1999
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1999.tb01277.x
PMID: 11021372

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Abstract

The 'single suture' technique, which consists of placing a suture in the oblique sinus of the posterior pericardium and connecting it to a vaginal tape, is commonly adopted in off-pump coronary artery revascularization to obtain elevation of the heart and coronary artery exposure. This report describes the use of this technique to expose the anterior wall of the heart in the setting of ventricular aneurysm repair.

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