Minimally invasive direct CABG versus off-pump CABG: Can less be more

Comparison of long-term outcomes between Off-Pump CABG and conventional CABG.

Method This retrospective study was based on data from 183 patients who underwent CABG between January, 2000 and December, 2005. OPCAB was performed in 102 patients and c-CABG in 81. The mean follow-up duration was 107 months. The end-points of long-term results were overall death, freedom from cardiac death and major adverse cardiac events (MACE). We expressed the Kaplan-Meyer survival curve, ...

Off-pump versus On-pump Cabg for Women 2002;74:2113–20 Invited Commentary

Minimally invasive off pump CABG technique using "LIMA to LAD" first in staged hybrid approach for complex Coronary artery disease

Method Between December 2012 and 2014 total 28 patients were taken up for Surgery using off pump MIDCAB and MICS CABG technique. LIMA was harvested in all cases using harmonic scalpel and target LAD grafting was done using polypropylene 7-0 or 8 0 depending on luminal size and quality of LIMA. All patients were evaluated with preoperative risk stratification and standard work up protocol includ...

Retraction System for Minimally Invasive CABG and Transapical Valve Implantation

Introduction: Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) offers arterial revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery especially in lesions unsuitable for percutaneous coronary interventions. By avoidance of sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass its invasivity is less than that of conventional bypass surgery. Methods: A literature search of all publi...

Which is the best technique for CABG; OPCAB, on-pump arrest CABG or on-pump beating CABG?

Received: March 15, 2011; Accepted: March 31, 2011 Corresponding author: Munetaka Masuda, MD. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan Email: [email protected] ©2011 The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. All rights reserved. Role of Coronary Artery Bypass...