Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass for the Treatment of Left Main Coronary Stenosis Michael E. Halkos, MD, S. Tanveer Rab, MD, Thomas A. Vassiliades, MD, MBA, Douglas C. Morris, MD, John S. Douglas, MD, Patrick D. Kilgo, MS, Henry A. Liberman, MD, Robert A. Guyton, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, John D. Puskas, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 6, Pages 2155-2160 (December 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.012 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cardiac catheterization showing significant left main and left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 2155-2160DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.012) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Before percutaneous coronary intervention, catheterization confirms patent left anterior descending coronary artery to left anterior descending coronary artery anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 2155-2160DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.012) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with deployment of drug-eluting stent from the left main into the circumflex coronary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 2155-2160DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.012) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Postprocedure angiogram confirms successful stent deployment. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 2155-2160DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.012) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Estimated 5-year survival was similar after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB; 83.4%) versus hybrid coronary revascularization (HYBRID; 88.6%; p = 0.55). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 2155-2160DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.012) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions