A “BEATING HEART,” or “off pump,” coronary-artery bypass may seem, as one surgeon puts it, “like cutting a gemstone on horseback,” but new instruments can steady the steed while the rider works [see box on opposite page].
A “BEATING HEART,” or “off pump,” coronary-artery bypass may seem, as one surgeon puts it, “like cutting a gemstone on horseback,” but new instruments can steady the steed while the rider works [see box on opposite page].
进行「跳动式」或「无帮浦」的冠状动脉绕道手术，就像一位外科医师所说的，「像是骑在马背上切割宝石」，不过已经有新的仪器可以稳住马匹，让马背上的骑士执行工作（详见95页〈外科医师的助手〉）。