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Facilitated MIDCAB using a magnetic coupling device.

Volkmar Falk·Thomas Walther·Stephan Jacobs·Randall K Wolf·Friedrich W Mohr
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A 59-year-old male with chronic occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery underwent a minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass procedure using the second generation of a magnetic anastomotic coupling device. Postoperative angiogram demonstrated excellent patency and flow.

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Anastomosis, SurgicalCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseEquipment DesignHumansMagneticsMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyCase ReportsJournal Article

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Volkmar Falk, Thomas Walther, Stephan Jacobs, Randall K Wolf, Friedrich W Mohr. 2005. Facilitated MIDCAB using a magnetic coupling device.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(03)01403-6

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