SUCCESSFUL MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRIPLE CORONARY-BYPASS THROUGH BILATERAL PARASTERNAL INCISIONS

Authors
HALL MH VATSIA SK
Citation
Mh. Hall et Sk. Vatsia, SUCCESSFUL MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRIPLE CORONARY-BYPASS THROUGH BILATERAL PARASTERNAL INCISIONS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64(5), 1997, pp. 1484-1486
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
64
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1484 - 1486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)64:5<1484:SMITCT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A 58-year-old man with left main and sight coronary artery disease req uiring preoperative intraaortic balloon pumping underwent successful m inimally invasive triple coronary bypass through bilateral parasternal incisions. Despite taking immunosuppressive drugs because of a previo us liver transplantation, the patient had all-arterial grafts without sternotomy. He was discharged on the fourth postoperative day, returne d to work in 4 weeks, and has a negative thallium stress test. (C) 199 7 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.