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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:628-629
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Invited Commentary

Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heartcenter Leipzig, Strümpellstr 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany

(Email: falv@medizin.uni-leipzig.de).

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This study by Kiaii and associates [1] evaluates the early patency rate of left internal thoracic artery (LITA) bypass grafts to the left anterior descending coronary artery after different harvesting protocols. The authors compare the results of 150 patients that underwent either a standard open direct take-down, or an endoscopic or robot-assisted (telesurgical) conduit harvest. All patients underwent off-pump surgery. By design, the study was nonrandomized, and selection bias for one or the other method cannot be excluded. This may explain the differences in age and gender among groups.

The important finding of the study is that endoscopic or . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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