TY - JOUR AU - Carvalho Guerrra, Nuno AU - Velho, Tiago AU - Sena, André AU - Nobre, Ângelo PY - 2023/01/14 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Internal Mammary Artery Skeletonization - Review Of Current Evidence JF - Portuguese Journal of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery JA - Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc VL - 29 IS - 4 SE - Review Article DO - 10.48729/pjctvs.337 UR - https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/337 SP - 43-49 AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Internal mammary artery (IMA) harvesting is a central part in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The technique of harvesting the IMA - pedicled, skeletonized, or semi-skeletonized, may influence intra-operatory and postoperatory outcomes. We aim to review current evidence regarding the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques, and their performance in certain subsets of patients.</p></div></div></div> ER -