Minimally Invasive CABG

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and Patrick McCarthy, Executive Director...

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Right-Sided Minimally Invasive Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass

September 17, 2026 | Jakraphan Yu…

Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus is uncommon, and an interarterial course of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) carries a recognized risk of ischemia...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

JANS Article

Hybrid Revascularization With Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass and Stents

September 10, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study examined 418 intent-to-treat hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) patients undergoing robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) from 2013 to 2025, comparing those who completed planned...

JANS Article

Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting via Small Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy (MIST): An Investigator-Initiated, International, Open-Label, Randomised Controlled Trial

September 3, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this international randomized trial, 170 selected patients with multivessel coronary artery disease underwent minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a small thoracotomy (n=86) or conventional sternotomy (n=84)....

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ISMICS 2026 | How to Do It Movie Session, Part 2

July 27, 2026 | Tomas Holubec…

This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive techniques including congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery, endoscopic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation,...

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Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation With the Open Seldinger Technique

July 9, 2026 | Anıl Karaağaç…

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) frequently requires peripheral cannulation strategies. Femoral cannulation remains the standard approach; however, it is associated with potential complications such as lymphorrhea, hematoma, infection, and an...

JANS Article

Comparison of Outcomes Post Cor-Knot Versus Manual Tying in Valve Surgery: Our 8-year Analysis of Over 1000 Patients

August 28, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study on patients undergoing open valve surgeries revelated that Cor-Knot fasteners reduced surgery times compared to manual tying in aortic valve replacements and valve surgeries with coronary artery bypass...

JANS Article

Commentary: What Matters More—Method of Revascularization or Completeness?

April 24, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This commentary succinctly reviews the 2021 coronary revascularization and the 2023 chronic coronary disease guidelines with relation to use of PCI and CABG in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ejection...

JANS Article

Sex Differences in Long Term Survival After Total Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

April 3, 2024 | Javeria Tariq

This article investigates long term survival of total arterial coronary artery bypass grafting comparatively in a male versus female population. The retrospective analysis revealed that, compared to vein dependent procedures,...

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Deep Dive Into Total Arterial Anaortic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: How to Position the Heart

March 15, 2024 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

This is a video by Professor Tristan Yan, who performs a total arterial anaortic off-pump bypass procedure, without manipulating the ascending aorta, which reduces the risk of stroke. He first...

JANS Article

Benefits of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Over Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Left Main Disease: The Strength of the Evidence

March 14, 2024 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

This commentary refers to “PCI or CABG for left main coronary artery disease: the SWEDEHEART registry,” by J. Persson et al. In their commentary, the authors discuss the evidence that...

JANS Article

Is Single LIMA-LAD Bypass Appropriate for OPCAB Training?

February 29, 2024 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

The impact of the surgeon’s experience on outcomes following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is widely known. However, there is a lack of safe and effective strategies for OPCAB...

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