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The renewed interest in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting has also led to a number of alternative sites used as proximal inflow sources, notably the left axillary artery, especially in patients with an untouchable ascending aorta. We report a case in which the axillary artery was used as a site for proximal anastomosis for coronary artery bypass in a patient with grade V ascending aortic and arch atheroma using the minimal invasive technique.
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Gutti, R., Phadke, A.U., Goli, N.R. et al. Minimal access coronary artery bypass in high grade aortic atheroma utilising left axillary artery for proximal anastomosis. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 33, 38–40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-016-0463-0
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