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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 21(4): 473-5, 2013 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24570536
RESUMO
Off-pump coronary artery bypass involves precise manipulations for proper positioning the heart without causing hemodynamic compromise. Pericardial stay sutures exerting appropriate traction play an important role in off-pump surgery. We report a rare case in which a congenital pericardial defect was discovered after sternotomy in a patient undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass.