title: Port-Access coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: New techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery have recently emerged. This report describes the Port-Access technique for coronary artery bypass grafting, which involves a small left anterior thoracotomy, femoral cannulation for endovascular cardiopulmonary bypass, and cardioplegic arrest using an endoaortic occlusion catheter and cardioplegia delivery system. This technique allows for minimally invasive single or multivessel revascularization in an arrested, protected heart, while maintaining a high level of anastomotic precision. The Port-Access surgical techniques are described, along with the indications and contraindications for this procedure. The initial New York University clinical results with Port-Access coronary bypass grafting are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ribakove
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Galloway
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cutler
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Colvin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013908:Thoracotomy