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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:505
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Kenton J. Zehr, MD

Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

e-mail: zehr.kenton@mayo.edu

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Over the past decade, there has been considerable interest in altering the traditional on-pump approach to sewing coronary artery bypass grafts in a still bloodless field with maximum exposure. Presumed advantages are to avoid the deleterious effects of the heart-lung machine and to allow for a more rapid recovery related to less invasive approaches. These techniques include off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery, minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass graft (MIDCAB) surgery, and variations using robotic technology. We have also seen the reintroduction of . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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