Optimal Strategy for High Risk Coronary Patients: Hybrid Minimally Invasive Revascularization

Bob Kiaii of the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada, makes the case for a hybrid approach to coronary revascularization. He argues that hybrid revascularization is a useful component of one’s armamentarium but that more data is needed to establish its usefulness for high-risk patients.

This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for more information on SCTS educational programs.

• Alan Bryan begins this debate by presenting the argument for conventional bypass here.
• Umberto Benedetto presents the argument for off-pump bypass here.