Patients under the age of 70, but not limited by age, with a history of coronary artery disease can be evaluated for this procedure. High risk patients with advanced age, at risk
Minimally invasive valve surgery has been an outgrowth of the success with minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting.
surgery performed on the beating heart to provide coronary artery bypass grafting. This technique is often referred to as MIDCAB, minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass; or OPCAB, off-pump CABG.
performed on the diseased heart to reroute blood around clogged arteries and improve the blood and oxygen supply to the heart.
off-pump CABG (OPCAB) and minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB).
It was performed as early as the 1950s, although the technology associated with stabilizing the cardiac structure during the procedure has become more sophisticated.
A cardiothoracic, cardiovascular, or cardiac surgeon receives additional training to successfully complete this procedure.
Faster recovery time, decreased procedure costs, and reduced morbidity and mortality are the goals of this technique.
Percutaneous balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting of the left anterior descending artery are successful alternative procedures.
Is there a surgeon associated with this practice skilled with OPCAB or MIDCAB procedures?Can the surgeon skilled in these procedures evaluate the patient for an OPCAB or MIDCAB procedure?How many procedures has the surgeon performed in the last year
An aortic valve surgery uses minimally invasive techniques that may last 2-3 hours. The endoscopic method, or keyhole approach is relatively simple. Before the surgery is performed, the patient receives general anesthesia. Next, 1-4 small holes are made in the chest. Then, the surgeon uses special instruments and a camera to complete the surgery.
The minimally invasive technique enables the surgeon to work on the heart through small chest holes called ports and other small incisions.
Minimally invasive heart bypass surgery is done without stopping the heart and putting the patient on a heart-lung machine. A 3 to 5 inch incision is made in the left part of the chest between the ribs. This incision is much less traumatic than the traditional heart bypass surgery incision which separates the breast bone. Minimally invasive heart bypass surgery allows the patient less pain and a faster recovery.Reviewed ByReview Date: 03/21/2009David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.