On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Keywords coronary artery bypass graft, CABG, anastomosis Step 1 Surgical Anatomy ◆ The named epicardial coronary arteries that serve as the distal anastomotic targets for coronary artery bypass grafting…
Hybrid Coronary Revascularization
Abstract Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) is defined as the combination of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to treat multivessel coronary artery disease. HCR most commonly…
Cannulation Techniques for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Keywords cannulation techniques, cardiopulmonary bypass Step 1 Surgical Anatomy 1 Ascending Aorta ◆ Cannulation sites on the ascending aorta should be as high as safely possible. Surgeons today more…
Surgical Incisions
Keywords sternotomy, partial sternotomy, lateral anterolateral thoracotomy, posterolateral thoracotomy ◆ The median sternotomy was reintroduced by Julian in 1957, which was already described by Milton in 1897. The median…
