title: New technologies in coronary artery surgery.
abstract: Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in developed countries. Major recent studies such as SYNTAX and FREEDOM have confirmed that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the gold standard treatment in terms of survival and freedom from myocardial infarction and the need for repeat revascularization. The current review explores the use of new technologies and future directions in coronary artery surgery, through 1) stressing the importance of multiple arterial conduits and especially the use of bilateral mammary artery; 2) discussing the advantages and disadvantages of off-pump coronary artery bypass; 3) presenting additional techniques, e.g. minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting, hybrid, and robotic-assisted CABG; and, finally, 4) debating a novel external stenting technique for saphenous vein grafts.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Oxford, England, UK;
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taggart
authors.forename: Rony-Reuven
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Nir
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolotin
keywords: Coronary artery disease; external stent; minimally invasive grafting; multiple arterial conduits; off-pump coronary artery bypass
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