Minimally invasive right heart operations: techniques for bicaval occlusion and cardioplegia.
Peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioplegia has facilitated minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement. The cardiopulmonary bypass system was modified to allow bicaval occlusion for right heart operations. In 4 canine studies, three variants of bicaval cannulation techniques were successfully used for atrial septal defect repair via a right minithoracotomy.
Peters
W S
WS
Department of Cardiac Surgical Research, Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia. 100400.2533@compuserve.com
Stevens
J H
JH
Smith
J A
JA
Rosenfeldt
F L
FL
Siegel
L C
LC
Burdon
T A
TA
D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*