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2. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery (TECAB) is an entirely endoscopic robotic surgery used to treat coronary heart disease, developed in the late 1990s. It is an advanced form of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery, which allows bypass surgery to be conducted off-pump without opening the ribcage. The technique ...

3. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, pronounced "cabbage"), is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaques in the arteries of the heart. It can relieve chest pain caused by CAD, slow the progression of CAD, and increase life expectancy. It aims to bypass ...

4. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery

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   MIDCAB differs from OPCAB in the type of incision used for the surgery; with traditional CABG and OPCAB a median sternotomy (dividing the breastbone) provides access to the heart; with MIDCAB, the surgeon enters the chest cavity through a mini-thoracotomy (a 2-to-3 inch incision between the ribs).

5. How a Surprising Diagnosis from My Cardiologist Led to Open ...

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   Preparing for open-heart surgery Before I could go under the knife, I had to undergo a series of pre-surgery exams, from an ultrasound to a CT scan to blood work to an intensive catheter procedure ...

6. Cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   Open-heart surgery is any kind of surgery in which a surgeon makes a large incision (cut) in the chest to open the rib cage and operate on the heart. "Open" refers to the chest, not the heart. Depending on the type of surgery, the surgeon also may open the heart. [17] Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow of the University of Toronto found that procedures ...

7. AFib Risk: Potassium Less Necessary After Heart Surgery Than ...

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   The researchers of the current study noted that roughly 1.5 million cardiac surgical procedures are performed worldwide every year. Of those, CABG, also known as heart bypass surgery, is the most ...