Method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surge

Details Method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surge Method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surge

1996-08-13

1998-05-26

Clarke, Robert A.

Surgery

Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...

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ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.

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