Intima–Adventitia Apposition in End-to-Side Arterial Anastomosis: An Experimental Study in the Pig

Background. To prevent ischemic complications during coronary bypass grafting on the beating heart, a nonocclusive distal anastomosis technique is needed. One recently developed nonocclusive technique requires apposition of the intima of the graft to the adventitia of the recipient artery, in contra...

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