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Minimally invasive surgical treatment of coronary artery multivessel disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9768993     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: If coronary artery multivessel disease is the target of a minimally invasive procedure, either median sternotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass can be avoided. METHODS: We used an alternate technique instead of minithoracotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass to treat 102 patients (82 men, 20 women; age range, 39 to 82 years; median, 61.0 +/- 8.9 years) for coronary artery single-vessel, double-vessel, or multivessel disease between November 1996 and January 1998. Twenty-nine patients (22 men, 7 women; age range, 46 to 78 years; median, 69.0 +/- 8.4 years), who were in a high-risk group for the development of perioperative complications because of the use of cardiopulmonary bypass, received median sternotomy and a beating heart procedure using the Octopus stabilizing technique. The left anterior descending coronary artery was the target vessel in all patients except for 1, in whom the left internal mammary artery was used. RESULTS: There was no intraoperative death in either series. In the beating heart group (Octopus) 2 patients died on postoperative day 31 and 35, respectively, of postoperative pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS: Both techniques present safe alternative procedures to conventional coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronary artery multivessel disease.
Authors:
V Gulielmos; M Knaut; R Cichon; M Brandt; T Jost; K Matschke; S Schüler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of thoracic surgery     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0003-4975     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Thorac. Surg.     Publication Date:  1998 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-10-21     Completed Date:  1998-10-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  15030100R     Medline TA:  Ann Thorac Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1018-21     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiovascular Institute, University Hospital Dresden, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Treatment Outcome

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