1. Surgical revascularization for coronary artery disease: are we about to surrender or cross the chasm? 
Hani Shennib, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 74, Issue 4, Pages (October 2002)
DOI: /S (02)

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Do you feel threatened by a decline in your cardiac surgery practice due to expansion of interventional cardiology practice? (1) Yes; (2) No. Number of respondents: 194.
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The greatest threat to surgical myocardial revascularization is: (1) catheter-based intervention (eg, angioplasty, stenting, atherectomy); (2) transmyocardial laser revascularization; (3) gene therapy (vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor); (4) governmental interference; (5) primary prevention (lipid lowering agents, smoking cessation programs). Number of respondents: 126.
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What percentage of CABG have you done by OPCAB technique in 2001? (1) <10%; (2) 10–25%; (3) 26–50%; (4) 51–75%; (5) 75–100%; (6) >100%. Number of respondents: 229.
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What percentage of CABG do you perform total arterial revascularization? (1) <10%; (2) 10–30%; (3) 31–50%; (4) 51–75%; (5) > 75%. Number of respondents: 301.
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Is a randomized controlled trial required to document the benefits of OPCAB and is such a trial feasible? (1) Yes; (2) No. Number of respondents: 139.
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Do you believe that robotic enhanced endoscopic cardiac surgery will reach a level of surgical routine? (1) in 2 years; (2) in 5 years; (3) in 10 years; (4) never. Number of respondents: 85.
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What do you think is the most limiting factor for adapting robotic-enhanced cardiac surgery? (1) insufficient robotic technology and instruments; (2) key hole access remains a problem; (3) patient lack of confidence; (4) cost is too steep; (5) lack of surgical training. Number of respondents: 82.
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If anastomotic devices become available to you, would you: (1) use them on all patients; (2) use them on selected patients; (3) not use them at all. Number of respondents: 168.
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Which of the following would make you use anastomotic devices: (1) speed of anastomosis; (2) consistent quality anastomosis; (3) decrease complication (stroke, aortic dissection); (4) enable access through small incision. Number of respondents: 172.
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What would not make you use anastomotic devices: (1) unproven patency rates; (2) cost; (3) device awkwardness; (4) limited application (selected grafts, aorta); (5) no reason not to use. Number of respondents: 171.
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