Poor left ventricular function is not a contraindication for robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

Atiq Rehman, Jose Garcia, Seema Deshpande, Mollie Fitzpatrick, Patrick Odonkor, David Zimrin, Bartley Griffith, Johannes Bonatti

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Abstract

Robotic technology has enabled performance of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (TECABG). Published series on TECABG were primarily performed in lowrisk patients, and little is known about the outcome after totally endoscopic coronary surgery in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function. We report successful endoscopic placement of a left internal mammary artery bypass graft to the left anterior descending artery using the daVinci robotic system in a patient with a severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E152-E154
JournalHeart Surgery Forum
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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