Heart failure (HF) is a burgeoning disease. Recently published American Heart Association projections indicate that its prevalence will increase by 46% from 2012 to 2030 resulting in approximately 8 million people with HF in the United States alone. Ischemic heart…
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is among the most important surgical procedures in the history of medicine. Arguably, no other operation has prolonged more lives, provided more symptom relief, and been more thoroughly investigated. CABG has been the most common…
Step 1 Anatomy ◆ The mitral valve is a complex structure comprised of an anterior and posterior leaflet that is connected to the left ventricle via attachments to papillary muscles through the chordae tendineae. ◆ It is anchored to the…
See Videos 5.1 to 5.10 on ExpertConsult.com . Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery–Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (MICS CABG) ◆ This technique enables revascularization with a similar configuration as that in a sternotomy technique, using left internal thoracic artery (LITA) harvesting and…