Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Preface v Contributors xi Part I Physiology of Coronary Bypass Grafting With and Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass Pathophysiology of Cardiopulmonary Bypass 3(24) Ron G. H. Speekenbrink Wim van Oeveren Charles R. H. Wildevuur Leon Eijsman Endothelial Injury During Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting 27(18) Robert J. Dabal Craig R. Hampton Edward D. Verrier Part II Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting: A Historical Perspective 45(8) Enio Buffolo Luis Roberto Gerola Tailoring Minimal Invasive Coronary Bypass to the Patient 53(14) Michael A. Borger M. Anno Diegeler OPCAB: A Primer on Technique 67(8) John D. Puskas Mechanical Stabilization: The Medtronic Octopus System 75(14) Michael Gibson Robert B. Beauford Daniel J. Goldstein Mechanical Stabilization Systems: The Genzyme-OPCAB Elite System 89(16) William E. Cohn Marc Ruel Mechanical Stabilization Systems: The Guidant OPCAB System 105(8) Marc W. Connolly Valavanur A. Subramanian The MIDCAB Operation 113(16) Mercedes K. C. Dullum Albert J. Pfister Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart: The European Experience 129(18) Antonio M. Calafiore Michele Di Mauro Alessandro Pardini Antonio Bivona Stefano D'Alessandro Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The South American Experience 147(10) Federico J. Benetti Maximo Guida Reoperative Off-Pump CABG 157(22) Valavanur A. Subramanian James D. Fonger Nilesh U. Patel Perioperative Evaluation of Graft Patency in OPCAB 179(14) Vinod H. Thourani John D. Puskas Minimally Invasive Conduit Harvesting 193(14) Kevin D. Accola Mike Butkus Brenda Dickey Hybrid Revascularization 207(10) Uwe Klima Axel Haverich Neurocognitive Issues in Off-Pump CABG 217(12) Ronald M. Lazar Daniel F. Heitjan Multivessel Off-Pump Revascularization in High-Risk Patients: Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction 229(12) Daniel J. Goldstein Robert B. Beauford Patricia Garland Craig R. Saunders Multivessel Off-Pump Revascularization in High-Risk Populations: Octogenarians 241(14) Frederic Sardari Robert B. Beauford Daniel J. Goldstein Part III Minimally Invasive Valvular Surgery Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery 255(18) Victor F. Chu L. Wiley Nifong W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery 273(20) Ashish S. Shah Donald D. Glower Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery 293(18) Jerome Sepic Lawrence H. Cohn Part IV Minimally Invasive Congenital, Pericardial, and Arrhythmia Surgery Strategies for Reducing Trauma in Congenital Heart Surgery 311(16) Redmond P. Burke Robert L. Hannan Thoracoscopic Pericardial Surgery 327(16) P. Michael McFadden Less Invasive Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation 343(18) Mathew R. Williams Michael Argenziano Part V Miscellaneous Aspects of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery The Economic Impact of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 361(8) Aftab R. Kherani Elizabeth H. Burton Mehmet C. Oz Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Quality-of-Life Issues 369(14) Giulio Pompilio Francesco Alamanni Paolo Biglioli Experimental Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair 383(10) Juan P. Umana Peter Fitzgerald Alternative Anastomotic Techniques 393(18) David A. D'Alessandro Mehmet C. Oz Making Cardiopulmonary Bypass Less Invasive 411(18) James R. Beck Linda B. Mongero A. Kenneth Litzie Part VI Robotic Surgery Robotics and Telemanipulation: The Zeus™ System 429(16) Hersh S. Maniar Sunil M. Prasad Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. Robotics and Telemanipulation: The da Vinci™ System 445(16) Volkmar Falk Thomas Walther Friedrich W. Mohr Totally Endoscopic Atrial Septal Defect Repair with Robotic Assistance 461(10) Michael Argenziano Mehmet C. Oz Craig R. Smith, Jr. Index 471