title: Poor left ventricular function is not a contraindication for robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Robotic technology has enabled performance of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (TECABG). Published series on TECABG were primarily performed in low-risk patients, and little is known about the outcome after totally endoscopic coronary surgery in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function. We report successful endoscopic placement of a left internal mammary artery bypass graft to the left anterior descending artery using the daVinci robotic system in a patient with a severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595, USA.
authors: Atiq
authors: A
authors: Rehman
authors: Jose
authors: J
authors: Garcia
authors: Seema
authors: S
authors: Deshpande
authors: Mollie
authors: M
authors: Fitzpatrick
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Odonkor
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Zimrin
authors: Bartley
authors: B
authors: Griffith
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Bonatti
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*