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Ilcheva L, Häussler A, Cholubek M, Ntinopoulos V, Odavic D, Dushaj S, Rodriguez Cetina Biefer H, Dzemali O. Thirteen Years of Impactful, Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery: Short- and Long-Term Results for Single and Multi-Vessel Disease. J Clin Med 2024; 13:761. [PMID: 38337455 PMCID: PMC10856352 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Minimally invasive coronary surgery (MICS) via lateral thoracotomy is a less invasive alternative to the traditional median full sternotomy approach for coronary surgery. This study investigates its effectiveness for short- and long-term revascularization in cases of single and multi-vessel diseases. METHODS A thorough examination was performed on the databases of two cardiac surgery programs, focusing on patients who underwent minimally invasive coronary bypass grafting procedures between 2010 and 2023. The study involved patients who underwent either minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) for the revascularization of left anterior descending (LAD) artery stenosis or minimally invasive multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting (MICSCABG). Our assessment criteria included in-hospital mortality, long-term mortality, and freedom from reoperations due to failed aortocoronary bypass grafts post-surgery. Additionally, we evaluated significant in-hospital complications as secondary endpoints. RESULTS A total of 315 consecutive patients were identified between 2010 and 2023 (MIDCAB 271 vs. MICSCABG 44). Conversion to median sternotomy (MS) occurred in eight patients (2.5%). The 30-day all-cause mortality was 1.3% (n = 4). Postoperative AF was the most common complication postoperatively (n = 26, 8.5%). Five patients were reoperated for bleeding (1.6%), and myocardial infarction (MI) happened in four patients (1.3%). The mean follow-up time was six years (±4 years). All-cause mortality was 10.3% (n = 30), with only five (1.7%) patients having a confirmed cardiac cause. The reoperation rate due to graft failure or the progression of aortocoronary disease was 1.4% (n = 4). CONCLUSIONS Despite the complexity of the MICS approach, the results of our study support the safety and effectiveness of this procedure with low rates of mortality, morbidity, and conversion for both single and multi-vessel bypass surgeries. These results underscore further the necessity to implement such programs to benefit patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lilly Ilcheva
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
| | - Achim Häussler
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zurich City Hospital—Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, 8055 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Magdalena Cholubek
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
| | - Vasileios Ntinopoulos
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zurich City Hospital—Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, 8055 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Dragan Odavic
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zurich City Hospital—Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, 8055 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Stak Dushaj
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zurich City Hospital—Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, 8055 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Hector Rodriguez Cetina Biefer
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zurich City Hospital—Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, 8055 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Omer Dzemali
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (L.I.); (A.H.); (M.C.); (V.N.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (H.R.C.B.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zurich City Hospital—Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, 8055 Zurich, Switzerland
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