title: Hybrid cardiac revascularisation surgery.
abstract: Currently, 3 methods of myocardial revascularisation are available for the treatment of coronary artery disease: i) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); ii) percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA), and iii) transmyocardial laser revascularisation (TMR). Until recently, these procedures were performed exclusive to one another. We report 2 cases of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting with subsequent PTCA, and 1 case of staged PTCA followed by TMR performed at our institution. We discuss the role of hybrid procedures in the current era of treatment of ischaemic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Department, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Grignani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Saw
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*