The graft is then sutured onto the coronary artery. If the graft is an internal mammary artery, once the suturing is completed, blood is allowed to flow beyond the blockage of the coronary artery. If the graft is a vein, the other end of the vein is attached to the aorta where blood is allowed to detour or bypass the blockage.

Click on the following to view short clips of the different parts of this operation.

Opening the Chest
Placement of deep pericardial sutures
Applying the stabilizing device
Scoring the surface of the artery to be grafted
Opening the artery
Suturing the graft to the artery

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