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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jun 1999
Case ReportsMinimally invasive port-access coronary artery bypass grafting.
- H Shin, R Yozu, T Maehara, T Matayoshi, I Kashima, Y Iino, T Yamada, J Takeda, and S Kawada.
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
- Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Jun 1; 5 (3): 191-3.
AbstractThe Port-Access endovascular cardiopulmonary bypass system (Heartport, Inc., Redwood City, CA, USA), a recent technological innovation in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, was conducted successfully in coronary artery bypass grafting on a 69-year-old woman. The left internal thoracic artery was harvested through a limited left anterior thoracotomy and anastomosed to the left anterior descending coronary artery on a protected and arrested heart. Intraoperative coronary angiography confirmed good graft patency. The patient was discharged from the hospital in good condition 7 days after the operation. This was the first successful minimally invasive Port-Access coronary artery bypass grafting in Japan.
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