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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Division of Cardiac Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave W, Suite S8.30, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1 Canada

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Holzhey and colleagues [1] report their experience with minimally invasive hybrid coronary revascularization with short-term and long-term follow-up, and they concluded that minimally invasive hybrid coronary revascularization is a safe approach that is associated with acceptable long-term results and it should be offered to patients with high perioperative risk with sternotomy. This is a large series coming from an experienced center that addresses an important topic. One major drawback of this study, as the authors acknowledged, is the lack of follow-up . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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