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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1979; 27(5): 322-324
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1096269
Copyright © 1979 by Georg Thieme Verlag

The Revival of the Horseshoe Graft

(Side-to-Side Saphenous-Vein-to-Aorta Anastomosis)L. Levinsky* , T. Z. Lajos, A. B. Lee Jr. , C. Espersen, G. Schimert
  • Department of Cardiac Surgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, New York 14203, U.S.A.
*Dr. Levinsky is a cardiac surgery fellow from the Beilinson Medical Center, University of Tel-Aviv Medical School, Israel
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11 December 2008 (online)

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Summary

The technique of the horseshoe graft, side-to-side saphenousvein- to-aorta anastomosis, using a long saphenous vein harvested from the leg is described in this communication. The lack of valves between the ankle and the knee and the high caliber natural Y distributions make this technique attractive. Constructing a double set of vein grafts provides, in particular, unlimited possibilities for the construction of six to eight grafts if this appears anatomically feasible.

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Horseshoe graft - Side-to-side saphenous-veinto-aorta anastomosis - Coronary artery bypass grafts