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Left internal thoracic artery harvesting: measurement of the length required for coronary bypass surgery

Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic

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E-mail address: gwozdziewicz{at}email.cz (M. Gwozdziewicz).

The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) is used routinely for coronary bypass surgery. A simple technique for assessing, prior to harvesting, the length of LITA required for an individual bypass of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is described.

Key Words: Coronary artery disease; CABG; Arterial revascularization

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