Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries through a Left-Sided Minithoracotomy: A Single-Center Starting Experience.

CONCLUSIONS: Myocardial revascularization using BITA can be safely achieved off-pump through a left-sided minithoracotomy with good postoperative and short-term outcomes. PMID: 30193390 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30193390?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - September 7, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Diab M, Färber G, Sponholz C, Tasar R, Lehmann T, Tkebuchava S, Franz M, Doenst T Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research