Coronary artery surgery can be performed via small incisions (Minimal Access CABG) and the da Vinci robot may be used. The advantages are excellent visualisation and more rapid recovery (Robotic CABG).
Patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease have been found to have better outcomes with coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) than with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but studies in which PCI is guided by measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) have been lacking.
Syntax study confirms the safety and superiority of CABG over stenting in triple vessel coronary artery disease and left main stem disease in moderate to severe disease burden. It is the treatment of choice in diabetic patients.
Coronary artery surgery can be performed via small incisions (Minimal Access CABG) and the da Vinci robot may be used. The advantages are excellent visualisation and more rapid recovery (Robotic CABG).