Hybrid revascularization using percutaneous coronary intervention and robotically assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery

J Invasive Cardiol. 2004 Aug;16(8):419-25.

Abstract

Hybrid revascularization (HR) combines staged percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on stenoses in the non-left anterior descending (LAD) territories with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) using the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to the LAD. The LITA-to-LAD graft, which has a 5-year patency rate of 95%, is the major determinant of the long-term survival for patients. Thus, HR aims to perform full revascularization without compromising the survival advantage of the LITA-to-LAD graft, while preserving the minimally invasive advantages associated with the percutaneous treatment of symptomatic coronary stenoses. We investigated whether HR was a valid alternative to conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. We also present our early experiences with HR using a combined approach of advanced PCI and robotically-assisted MIDCAB.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery*
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Robotics*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left