Vacuum-assisted apical suction devices induce passive electrical changes consistent with myocardial ischemia during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Zendy

Roger Dzwonczyk | Zendy; Carlos del Río | Zendy; C.B. Sai-Sudhakar | Zendy; John Sirak | Zendy; Robert E. Michler | Zendy; Benjamin Sun | Zendy; Nicole Kelbick | Zendy; Michael B. Howie | Zendy

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Vacuum-assisted apical suction devices induce passive electrical changes consistent with myocardial ischemia during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Author(s) -

Roger Dzwonczyk,

Carlos del Río,

C.B. Sai-Sudhakar,

John Sirak,

Robert E. Michler,

Benjamin Sun,

Nicole Kelbick,

Michael B. Howie

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.09.005

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ischemia , artery , suction , coronary arteries , off pump coronary artery bypass , right coronary artery , myocardial infarction , bypass grafting , coronary angiography , mechanical engineering , engineering

Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery is common therapy to completely revascularize diseased hearts. In order to graft posterior arteries in this procedure, the heart must be lifted from the chest cavity and manipulated to expose the surgical field using an apical suction device. This suction device may cause unwanted myocardial ischemia.

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