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Use of the “Single Suture” Technique to Expose the Anterior Surface of the Heart
Author(s) -
Ricci Marco,
Karamanoukian Hratch L.,
D'Ancona Giuseppe,
Bergsland Jacob,
Salerno Tomas A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1999.tb01277.x
Subject(s) - medicine , expose , fibrous joint , surgery , anatomy , physics , astronomy
A bstract 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.