European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 10, 284-286, Copyright © 1996 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
The use of a Perma-Flow graft for coronary artery bypass surgery
C Schmid, M Weyand, S Kerber, G Breithardt and HH Scheld
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Munster, Germany.
We report on our first clinical use of a Perma-Flow graft for coronary
artery bypass surgery (CABG). It may well be that repeated successful use
of this graft will offer a chance for revascularization to patients who
might otherwise have been denied for lack of appropriate vessels.