12 Results Found

Background: The long saphenous vein is routinely used for coronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and two primary techniques are commonly utilized: endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH) and open vessel harvesting (OVH). The aim of this study was to compar...

Background: Minimally invasive coronary surgery (MICS) has emerged as an alternative approach in the surgical management of coronary artery disease (CAD), offering potential advantages such as reduced surgical trauma, shorter hospital stays, and fast...

Minimal-access cardiac surgery appears to be the future. It is increasingly desired by cardiologists and demanded by patients who perceive superiority. Minimal-access coronary artery revascularisation has been increasingly adopted throughout the worl...

The harvesting of conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery has evolved over the last decade to include endoscopic approaches to access the saphenous vein, radial artery, and internal mammary artery. These minimally invasive techniques reduce the m...

Background: The non-robotic endoscopic harvest of the internal mammary artery (IMA) facilitates minimally invasive bypass grafting while minimizing chest wall trauma. The technique was pioneered in the early 1990s and has recently regained popularity...

Total Coronary Revascularization via left Anterior Thoracotomy (TCRAT) represents a modern evolution of sternum-sparing, on-pump multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting. In this review, we will summarize the historical development, detail the sur...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in robotic-assisted coronary artery revascularization in Europe. Two different types of surgery can be performed using a robotic platform: RA-MIDCAB, in which the mammary artery is harvested endoscop...

Cardiac surgery developed rapidly in the seventies and eighties of the last century, followed by a period of stabilisation and finally a numerical decline in 21st century. Coronary bypass surgery has been largely supplanted by percutaneous interventi...

The devastating impact of a circumflex coronary artery (CX) injury during mitral valve (MV) surgery is well reported. Despite significant improvements in preoperative risk assessment, intraoperative diagnosis and perioperative treatment strategies of...

Background: In high-risk and frail patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MV CAD), guidelines indicated complete revascularization with or without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) bears a high morbidity and mortality risk. In cases...

Our objective was to describe the long-term effects of endoscopic mitral valve (MV) repair on outcome in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). In patients with HFpEF, e...

Background: Vesicourethral anastomotic stricture (VUAS) remains a clinically relevant complication following radical prostatectomy, with important implications for postoperative urinary function. Minimally invasive approaches may offer technical adva...