Beating Heart Coronary Artery Surgery

Preface.

Introduction.

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Part I. Beating Heart Coronary Artery Surgery: Overview.

1. The Evolution of Coronary Artery Grafting on the Beating Heart.

E. Buffolo, L.R. Gerola.

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Part II. Technical Aspects: How to Do It.

2. Techniques of Left Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting.

F.B. Jatene, P.M. Pêgo-Fernandes.

3. Surgical Techniques of Coronary Artery Exposure.

R. Lima.

4. Techniques of Myocardial Stabilization.

M.A. Zenati, B.P. Griffith.

5. Graft Patency Verification in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Principles and Clinical Applications.

G. D’Ancona, M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno.

6. Preserving Hemodynamics in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

K. Von Fricken, G. D’Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno, H.L. Karamanoukian.

7. Conversion to Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Off-Pump Complete Coronary Artery Revascularization.

P.R. Soltoski, C.A.M. Barrozo.

8. Multivessel Coronary Revascularization: The Hybrid Approach.

M.A. Zenati, G.R. Whitman, A.J. Conrad Smith, H.A. Cohen.

9. The Use of Blood Products in Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

N.D. Nader.

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Part III. Surgical Approaches.

10. Off-Pump Complete Myocardial Revascularization Via Median Sternotomy.

M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, G. D’Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno.

11. The Left Anterior Small Thoracotomy Operation.

M. Contini, G. Vitolla, G. D’Addario, A.M. Calafiore.

12. Alternative Approaches for Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery.

P.W. Boonstra, M.A. Mariani, J.G. Grandjean.

13. Reoperation Through a Left Thoracotomy: Off-Pump.

T.Z. Lajos.

14. Off-Pump Reoperations Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery.

T.Z. Lajos.

15. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Presence of Calcified Aorta.

M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, G. D’Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno.

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Part IV. Outcomes in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery.

16. Complications in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

A.J. Pfister.

17. Neurological Outcomes After Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

J.M. Murkin.

18. Renal Function in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

R Ascione, GD Angelini.

19. Myocardial Revascularization on the Beating Heart in High Risk Patients.

G. D’Ancona, H.L. Karamanoukian, M. Ricci, L. Tang, T.A. Salerno, J. Bergsland.

20. Off-Pump Coronary Grafting in Elderly Patients.

M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, G. D’Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno.

21. Graft Patency in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Revascularization.

M.J. Mack.

22. Where Are We Going? The Operating Room in the New Millennium.

E. Fosse, P.K. Hol, J.S. Rørtnes.

Index