title: Minimally invasive coronary bypass for protected left main coronary stenosis angioplasty.
abstract: A case is presented of left main coronary artery stenosis in a patient with significant comorbidities who was successfully managed with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass as protection before percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. This "hybrid" approach for the management of a high-risk patient led to a favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Columbia Hospital, Medical City Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sankaran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures