Figure 2

Completing anastomosis from the Surgeon's Viewpoint. The graft conduit is then pulled down to the original coronary and the surgeon confirms that the stitches are securely pulled down. Without changing needle holder, the next stitch is put at the sixth point in a backhand manner from the outside of the graft, and inside of both the graft and coronary artery, and then outside of the coronary artery in one action. Stitching continues at the seventh, the eighth (just the toe position), the ninth, and finally the tenth point.