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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:476-477
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letters to the Editor

Clinical efficacy of retrograde coronary sinus perfusion in off-pump surgery

Harinder Singh Bedi, MCh, Executive Director and Chairman, Cardiac Sciences

Sigma New Life Heart Institute, 562, Phase 1, Mohali—160055, Punjab, India

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To the Editor:

I read with great interest the article by Castella and Buckberg1on retrograde coronary sinus perfusion in off-pump surgery. My colleagues and I have been constantly stimulated by the pioneering work of Dr Buckberg on myocardial preservation. It is indeed very gratifying and encouraging to know that the technique we2 have been using regularly since September 1997 to perform off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) with no ischemia during periods of construction of the distal anastomosis has been proven by the very elegant work of Castella and Buckberg1 to be effective in reducing systolic and diastolic dysfunction during periods of . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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