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Letters to the Editor

Reply to Sinha et al.

Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany

Received 8 October 2007; accepted 10 October 2007.

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Key Words: Coronary artery bypass grafting • Minimally invasive vein harvesting • CO₂ embolism • Varicosis

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The question of adequate monitoring during endoscopic vein harvesting has been raised [1].

Endoscopic vein harvesting is now a well-established and safe procedure. The very rare case of hemodynamically evident CO₂ embolism that we reported was the only one at our institution during the first 50 procedures and, in experienced hands, it may . . . [Full Text of this Article]