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Date:12/10/2007

ses that can expand and contract with blood flow. In addition, the C-Port anastomosis systems, whether used during on- or off- pump surgery, offer surgeons unique access to a wide range of coronary arteries, particularly small coronary arteries on which, in the past, CABG procedures have been very difficult or impossible to perform. The C-Port Flex A system features several innovative modifications to Cardica's C-Port xA system. The C-Port Flex A system has a flexible, rather than rigid, shaft and is designed to create compliant anastomoses in vessels as small as one millimeter in internal diameter. Importantly, the flexible shaft is designed to allow surgeons to position the device to create a secure connection even in difficult to reach areas of the heart.

About the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano is the first and only freestanding hospital in Collin County dedicated solely to heart and vascular health care. The hospital is designed to maximize the delivery of safe, quality, compassionate health care. The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano was created through a partnership between Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano and 86 cardiovascular physicians and surgeons practicing in North Texas. The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano is licensed as a general acute care hospital providing inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular care. For more information, please visit http://www.baylorhealth.com/locations/planohearthospital.

Centennial Heart Center

The Centennial Heart Center offers a full complement of cardiac care delivered by more than 50 cardiac specialists. Each year the heart center performs nearly 1,200 heart surgeries and almost 6,000 minimally invasive cardiac procedures. This total far exceeds the American Heart Association's (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology's recommendation that hospitals perform a minimum of 300 cases pe
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