Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Vol. 2 Book

	Preface
	Contributors
1	Pathophysiology of Cardiopulmonary Bypass	3
2	Endothelial Injury During Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting	27
3	Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting: A Historical Perspective	45
4	Tailoring Minimal Invasive Coronary Bypass to the Patient	53
5	OPCAB: A Primer on Technique	67
6	Mechanical Stabilization: The Medtronic Octopus System	75
7	Mechanical Stabilization Systems: The Genzyme OPCAB Elite System	89
8	Mechanical Stabilization Systems: The Guidant OPCAB System	105
9	The MIDCAB Operation	113
10	Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart: The European Experience	129
11	Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The South American Experience	147
12	Reoperative Off-Pump CABG	157
13	Perioperative Evaluation of Graft Patency in OPCAB	179
14	Minimally Invasive Conduit Harvesting	193
15	Hybrid Revascularization	207
16	Neurocognitive Issues in Off-Pump CABG	217
17	Multivessel Off-Pump Revascularization in High-Risk Patients: Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction	229
18	Multivessel Off-Pump Revascularization in High-Risk Populations: Octogenarians	241
19	Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery	255
20	Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery	273
21	Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery	293
22	Strategies for Reducing Trauma in Congenital Heart Surgery	311
23	Thoracoscopic Pericardial Surgery	327
24	Less Invasive Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation	343
25	The Economic Impact of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery	361
26	Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Quality-of-Life Issues	369
27	Experimental Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair	383
28	Alternative Anastomotic Techniques	393
29	Making Cardiopulmonary Bypass Less Invasive	411
30	Robotics and Telemanipulation: The Zeus System	429
31	Robotics and Telemanipulation: The da Vinci System	445
32	Totally Endoscopic Atrial Septal Defect Repair with Robotic Assistance	461
	Index	471