Coronary bypass

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heart revascularization

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • In general, a coronary bypass is only used for patients who have several coronary arteries that are affected.
  • Non-cardioplegic coronary bypass is effective, teachable, and still widely used: letter 1.
  • Coronary bypass is the most exhaustively studied operation in the history of surgery, and it has achieved widespread use because its benefits have been so thoroughly documented.
  • While some types of heart operations are not conducive to off-pump techniques, coronary bypass is.
  • An off-pump coronary bypass is then performed through a 2 inch left minithoracotomy, using special retractors and stabilizers developed at Columbia.

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