Beating Heart Coronary Artery Surgery

Tomas A. Salerno is the editor of Beating Heart Coronary Artery Surgery, published by Wiley. Marco Ricci is the editor of Beating Heart Coronary Artery Surgery, published by Wiley.

Originally introduced several decades ago, myocardial revascularization on the beating heart was largely abandoned as new techniques for extracorporeal circulation were developed. While the popularity of coronary surgery on the arrested heart remained undisputed for decades, a belief in the benefits of avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass and electromechanical arrest had sustained interest in techniques for surgery on the beating heart. Combined with the refinement of techniques of coronary exposure and myocardial stabilization, coronary surgery on the beating heart had slowly regained popularity in the 1990s.

Contributors Preface Introduction Part I. Beating Heart Coronary Artery Surgery: Overview 1. The Evolution of Coronary Artery Grafting on the Beating Heart E. Buffolo, L.R. Gerola Part II. Technical Aspects: How to Do It 2. Techniques of Left Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting F.B. Jatene, P.M. Pego-Fernandes 3. Surgical Techniques of Coronary Artery Exposure R. Lima 4. Techniques of Myocardial Stabilization M.A. Zenati, B.P. Griffith 5. Graft Patency Verification in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Principles and Clinical Applications G. D'Ancona, M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno 6. Preserving Hemodynamics in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting K. Von Fricken, G. D'Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno, H.L. Karamanoukian 7. Conversion to Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Off-Pump Complete Coronary Artery Revascularization P.R. Soltoski, C.A.M. Barrozo 8. Multivessel Coronary Revascularization: The Hybrid Approach M.A. Zenati, G.R. Whitman, A.J. Conrad Smith, H.A. Cohen 9. The Use of Blood Products in Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting N.D. Nader Part III. Surgical Approaches 10. Off-Pump Complete Myocardial Revascularization Via Median Sternotomy M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, G. D'Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno 11. The Left Anterior Small Thoracotomy Operation M. Contini, G. Vitolla, G. D'Addario, A.M. Calafiore 12. Alternative Approaches for Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery P.W. Boonstra, M.A. Mariani, J.G. Grandjean 13. Reoperation Through a Left Thoracotomy: Off-Pump T.Z. Lajos 14. Off-Pump Reoperations Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery T.Z. Lajos 15. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Presence of Calcified Aorta M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, G. D'Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno Part IV. Outcomes in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery 16. Complications in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting A.J. Pfister 17. Neurological Outcomes After Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery J.M. Murkin 18. Renal Function in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting R Ascione, GD Angelini 19. Myocardial Revascularization on the Beating Heart in High Risk Patients G. D'Ancona, H.L. Karamanoukian, M. Ricci, L. Tang, T.A. Salerno, J. Bergsland 20. Off-Pump Coronary Grafting in Elderly Patients M. Ricci, H.L. Karamanoukian, G. D'Ancona, J. Bergsland, T.A. Salerno 21. Graft Patency in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Revascularization M.J. Mack 22. Where Are We Going? The Operating Room in the New Millennium E. Fosse, P.K. Hol, J.S. Rortnes Index