Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation: excellent outcome and life expectancy after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

OBJECTIVE Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the gold standard for complex revascularisation in multivessel disease. The concept of the minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation circuit (MiECC) was introduced to minimise pathophysiological side effects of conventional ext...

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Main Authors: Bernhard Winkler, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Grzegorz Zuk, Katarzyna Zuk, Brigitta Gahl, Hans Jörg Jenni, Alexander Kadner, Christoph Huber, Thierry Carrel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2017-07-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2330