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MIDCAB

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MIDCABMinimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass


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Coronary artery anastomosis on a beating heart was first described by Kosselov in 1967 and has been modified with the MIDCAB technique to an 8-cm right or left anterior thoracotomy incision that allows direct visualization of the beating heart through small incisions.
Beating heart" -- or MIDCAB -- techniques potentially provide a cost-reduction opportunity compared to conventional cardiac surgery by eliminating costs associated with the oxygenator and pump equipment.
MIDCAB allows surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass surgery without splitting the breastbone and stopping the heart, as in traditional Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) procedures.
 
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