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,…
Cardiac surgery has traditionally been performed through a complete median sternotomy, which provides generous operative exposure to all structures in and around the heart. With this approach, complex cardiovascular procedures can be performed safely and effectively. Reductions in incision size…
◆ 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…
◆ Mitral valve dysfunction is a common pathologic process. The process may involve any component of the valve or subvalvular structures, including the valve leaflets, the annulus, the papillary muscles, the chordae tendineae, and the left ventricular wall. ◆ The…