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Intraoperative Doppler velocity measurements to locate patent ITA grafts at reoperation.

Lotto AA, Owens WA

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.

We are reporting a case of a patient who underwent an aortic valve replacement with previous coronary artery bypass grafting. During the operation we used a Doppler velocity probe to locate the exact position of the bilateral internal thoracic arteries. Once the vessels were identified, a suture was passed widely around each internal thoracic artery and a snare was positioned. With the aid of the Doppler velocity probe, we achieved a gentle occlusion of the vessels, applying enough traction on the snares to abolish the flow through the internal thoracic arteries.

Published 24 August 2006 in Ann Thorac Surg, 82(3): 1108-10.
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