Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting via a small thoracotomy versus off-pump: A case-matched study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 804-810

  Lapierre, Harry ^a   Chan, Vincent ^a   Sohmer, Benjamin ^a   Mesana, Thierry G ^a   Ruel, Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Minimally invasive approaches; Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052961043     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.066     Document Type: Article

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