The modern treatment of coronary artery disease began with thedevelopment of coronary bypass surgery more than three decadesago, which was followed by the development of coronary angioplastymore than two decades ago. Conventional bypass surgery offerspatients excellent long-term revascularization, but it is ahighly invasive procedure. By contrast, angioplasty offers minimallyinvasive revascularization whose effects are tempered by highrates of restenosis. In the past decade, both techniques haveevolved, as attempts have been made to decrease the invasivenessof bypass surgery and to decrease the restenosis rate associatedwith angioplasty.
Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery
LoGerfo F. W., Drenth D. J., Veeger N. J.G.M., Boonstra P. W., D'Ancona G., Karamanoukian H., Dragu R. E., Wood W. C., Thiele H., Mohr F. W., Schuler G., MacGillivray T. E., Vlahakes G. J.
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