title: The keyhole or the manhole? What internists need to know about minimally invasive CABG.
abstract: New alternatives to standard coronary artery bypass surgery reduce the incision size from 30 cm to 8 cm, presenting a less traumatic surgical option for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Two minimally invasive techniques and patient selection criteria are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sabik
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures