Which Is First: Left Anterior Descending Artery Anastomosis or Right Coronary Artery Anastomosis in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Yakut, Necmettin; Tulukoglu, Engin; Emrecan, Bilgin; Bayrak, SERDAR; Yilik, Levent; Goktogan, Tayfun; Gurbuz, Ali

doi:10.1532/hsf98.20091075

Which Is First: Left Anterior Descending Artery Anastomosis or Right Coronary Artery Anastomosis in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

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Yakut N., Tulukoglu E., Emrecan B., Bayrak S., Yilik L., Goktogan T., ...More

HEART SURGERY FORUM, vol.12, no.5, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1532/hsf98.20091075
Journal Name: HEART SURGERY FORUM
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: The sequence of the distal anastomosis for revascularization in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) surgery is under debate. The hypothesis in this study was that an analysis of cardiac markers would reveal that anastomosing the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) before the right coronary artery (RCA) would decrease myocardial damage in OPCABG surgery for 2-vessel disease.