Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2005 May;79(5):1738-42; discussion 1742-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.04.096.

Early clinical results with a magnetic connector for distal coronary artery anastomoses

Calin Vicol  1 , Sandra Eifert, Martin Oberhoffer, Peter Boekstegers, Andreas Knez, Frank Christ, Bruno Reichart
Affiliations

Early clinical results with a magnetic connector for distal coronary artery anastomoses

Calin Vicol et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 May.

Abstract

Purpose: The main goals in the development of an anastomotic device are to reduce the invasiveness of the procedure and to improve graft patency. We analyze our preliminary clinical experience with the Ventrica magnetic vascular positioner (MVP) series 6000 system.

Description: Eighteen distal anastomoses were performed in 11 patients using the MVP.

Evaluation: The target artery for MVP was left anterior descending in 9 patients, a marginal branch in 4, the first diagonal branch in 3, and the right coronary artery in 2. Graft material was the left internal thoracic artery in 9 patients, saphenous vein in 6, the right internal thoracic artery in 2, and the radial artery in 1 case. Fifteen anastomoses were performed in an end-to-side and 3 in a side-to-side fashion. Predischarge angiography was performed in 10 of 11 patients. There was a patent MVP anastomosis in all patients.

Conclusions: Distal anastomoses using the MVP were performed successfully in all patients. The procedure is simple. Short-term patency is excellent. Further randomized trials are necessary to determine long-term safety and patency.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources