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Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting through left antero-lateral thoracotomy (thora-cab) : case report and review of literature.

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Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Gregorian
2008-10
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English
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We report the first case of off-pump complete myocardial revascularization through antero-lateral thoracotomy (ThoraCAB) in Middle-East. 69 year old gentleman having angina pectoris for last three years with severe double vessel disease involving the left anterior descending artery (95% proximal lesion) and the circumflex system (80% mid circumflex lesion with significant osteal disease in obtuse marginal) and insignificant disease in right coronary artery with moderate left ventricular impairment underwent Thora-CAB. Post-operatively, he had minimal pain, quick symptomatic improvement and no complications. He was discharged home on 5th post-operative day. This indicates that the thoracotomy approach is safe and practical for CABG. It is well tolerated hemodynamically with no/ minimal post-operative morbidity.
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Al-Sabti, Hilal, Kuba, Paresh Kumar, Chengode, Suresh, Sharma, & Ashok Kumar (2008). Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting through left antero-lateral thoracotomy (thora-cab) : case report and review of literature. Oman Medical Journal, 23 (4), 278-281
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Al-Sabti, Hilal.
College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University.
2007-12