Multicenter Assessment of Grafts in Coronaries: Midterm Evaluation of the C-Port Device (the MAGIC Study)

Conclusions The C-Port device is safe and effective in creating the distal anastomosis with equivalent patency rates to hand-sewn grafts at 12 months. When compared with hand-sewn anastomoses from a recent large prospective trial, the C-Port device demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in midterm graft occlusion. Further studies are required to evaluate its effect in less invasive coronary surgery.
Source: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research