Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Book

Part I. Physiology of Coronary Bypass Grafting With and Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Pathophysiology of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Ron G. H. Speekenbrink, Wim van Oeveren, Charles R. H. Wildevuur, and León Eijsman

Endothelial Injury During Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting

Robert J. Dabal, Craig R. Hampton, and Edward D. Verrier

Part II. Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting

Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting: A Historical Perspective

Enio Buffolo and Lu&i's Roberto Gerola

Tailoring Minimal Invasive Coronary Bypass to the Patient

Michael A. Borger and M. Anno Diegeler

OPCAB: A Primer on Technique

John D. Puskas

Mechanical Stabilization: The Medtronic Octopus System

Michael Gibson, Robert B. Beauford, and Daniel J. Goldstein

Mechanical Stabilization Systems: The Genzyme-OPCAB Elite System

William E. Cohn and Marc Ruel

Mechanical Stabilization Systems: The Guidant OPCAB System

Marc W. Connolly and Valavanur A. Subramanian

The MIDCAB Operation

Mercedes K. C. Dullum and Albert J. Pfister

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart: The European Experience

Antonio M. Calafiore, Michele Di Mauro, Alessandro Pardini, Antonio Bivona, and Stefano D'Alessandro

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The South American Experience

Federico J. Benetti and Maximo Guida

Reoperative Off-Pump CABG

Valavanur A. Subramanian, James D. Fonger, and Nilesh U. Patel

Perioperative Evaluation of Graft Patency in OPCAB

Vinod H. Thourani and John D. Puskas

Minimally Invasive Conduit Harvesting

Kevin D. Accola, Mike Butkus, and Brenda Dickey

Hybrid Revascularization

Uwe Klima and Axel Haverich

Neurocognitive Issues in Off-Pump CABG

Ronald M. Lazar and Daniel F. Heitjan

Multivessel Off-Pump Revascularization in High-Risk Patients: Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Daniel J. Goldstein, Robert B. Beauford, Patricia Garland, and Craig R. Saunders

Multivessel Off-Pump Revascularization in High-Risk Populations: Octogenarians

Frederic Sardari, Robert B. Beauford, and Daniel J. Goldstein

Part III. Minimally Invasive Valvular Surgery

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

Victor F. Chu, L. Wiley Nifong, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.

Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery

Ashish S. Shah and Donald D. Glower

Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery

Jerome Sepic and Lawrence H. Cohn

Part IV. Minimally Invasive Congenital, Pericardial, and Arrhythmia Surgery

Strategies for Reducing Trauma in Congenital Heart Surgery

Redmond P. Burke and Robert L. Hannan

Thoracoscopic Pericardial Surgery

P. Michael McFadden

Less Invasive Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Mathew R. Williams and Michael Argenziano

Part V. Miscellaneous Aspects of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

The Economic Impact of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Aftab R. Kherani, Elizabeth H. Burton, and Mehmet C. Oz

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Quality-of-Life Issues

Giulio Pompilio, Francesco Alamanni, and Paolo Biglioli

Experimental Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

Juan P. Umaña and Peter Fitzgerald

Alternative Anastomotic Techniques

David A. D'Alessandro and Mehmet C. Oz

Making Cardiopulmonary Bypass Less Invasive

James R. Beck, Linda B. Mongero, and A. Kenneth Litzie

Part VI. Robotic Surgery

Robotics and Telemanipulation: The Zeus™ System

Hersh S. Maniar, Sunil M. Prasad, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.

Robotics and Telemanipulation: The da Vinci™ System

Volkmar Falk, Thomas Walther, and Friedrich W. Mohr

Totally Endoscopic Atrial Septal Defect Repair with Robotic Assistance

Michael Argenziano, Mehmet C. Oz, and Craig R. Smith, Jr. Index.