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Robotic and Alternative Approaches to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The standard approach for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is median sternotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass. However, less invasive approaches, including off-pump CABG and smaller access surgeries with or without robotic assistance,…
◆ The 2014 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines strongly recommend (class I) prompt surgical correction of mitral regurgitation (MR) for patients in stages D (severe symptomatic MR) and C2 (severe asymptomatic MR with left ventricular ejection…
Introductory Considerations ◆ The goal of any minimally invasive procedure is to achieve the least surgical trauma possible and to carry out the intervention in a port-only approach. After unsuccessful attempts to perform endoscopic coronary bypass surgery using long-shafted thoracoscopic…