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Coronary Endarterectomy On Beating Heart Feasibility And Experience. Vijay Dikshit, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjeev Khulbey, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad. Introduction. Coronary endarterectomy continues to be a controversial technique Endarterectomy is considered to be an impediment for Off Pump CABG
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Coronary Endarterectomy On Beating Heart Feasibility And Experience Vijay Dikshit, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjeev Khulbey, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
Introduction • Coronary endarterectomy continues to be a controversial technique • Endarterectomy is considered to be an impediment for Off Pump CABG • With some technical modification endarterectomy is possible for most coronary branches with Off Pump CABG.
Technique of Off Pump Coronary Endarterectomy RCA &Cx • Closed technique - Large arteriotomy - Plaque dissection -`Push’ on distal artery LAD • Open technique - Long patch arterioplasty using IMA & SVG
Technical difficulty • Exposure and stabilisation of long segment of coronary arteries • Haemostasis • Non availability of long shunts and occluder
Antiplatelet protocol • Clopidogril 150 mg in the immediate post operative period • Aspirin + Clopidogril from 1st POD
Conclusion • Need for endarterectomy is not an indication for conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass • With little technical modifications endarterectomy of most coronary branches can be safely done with off pump technique