[HSF] RE: Left lateral thoracotomy for CABG

[murtaza chishti]

ahmed

i was not in the meeting and cant comment on the presentation. All i can say 
is if you use the pump and do a thoracotomy, you can hardly call it "less 
invasive CABG". Or may be you can...less than a sternotomy with pump!

murtaza
>
From: "alsadd" <alsadd at ksu.edu.sa>
>Reply-To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
>To: <OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com>
>Subject: [HSF] RE: Left lateral thoracotomy for CABG
>Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 16:32:55 -0700
>
>Dear Forum members:
>
>Those of you who attended the recent AATS where in a session chaired by Dr.
>Joseph Sabik less invasive CABG was presented i.e. on pump beating through
>Left-lateral thoracotomy. It seems that the some of the folks at Cleveland
>Clinic have gone that route. Any comments from the valuable members.
>I did not attend the meeting but heard about this.
>It would be interesting to hear from all of you
>
>Ahmed
>
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