Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 237-244, Autumn 2009

Enabling Technology for Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

  • Thomas Vassiliades Jr, MD, MBA

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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Over the past 8 years, new techniques and perhaps more significantly new technology have expanded the possibilities for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting. In this section, we review 3 important and potentially enabling technologies: (1) robotics, (2) anastomotic connectors, and (3) the expanding role of imaging in the context of combined operating room/catheterization laboratories (hybrid suites).

Keywords: anastomotic connectors, hybrid operating room, revascularization, robotics

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 Thomas Vassiliades, Jr reports consulting fees from Maquet Cardiovascular and equity ownership in Heart Leaflet Technologies.

PII: S1043-0679(09)00092-6

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.08.008

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 237-244, Autumn 2009

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