Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Minimally Invasive CABG Management in COPD

Abstract: Background Off-pump multi-arterial minimally invasive coronary surgery via anterolateral mini-thoracotomy has become a feasible and safe procedure. Case Description We report on a 61-year-old patient with a coronary one-vessel disease with severely stenotic left anterior descending artery and diagonal branch, additionally suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with severely impaired lung function. Using a fan technique allowing for double lung ventilation, the patient was successfully operated grafting both internal thoracic arteries via a left anterolateral mini-thoracotomy. Conclusion Anaortic, minimally invasive off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is an excellent technique to achieve myocardial revascularization with both internal thoracic arteries even in patients with impaired lung function.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Minimally Invasive CABG Management in COPD ; volume:11 ; number:01 ; year:2022 ; pages:e14-e16 ; The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports ; 11, Heft 01 (2022), e14-e16

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Assmann, Anna Kathrin ; Lichtenberg, Artur ; Assmann, Alexander

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739186
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022032411234535133384
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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