Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: A sternum-sparing approach of minimally invasive total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomy demonstrated promising early outcomes in unselected patients with coronary artery multivessel disease. Follow-up data are still missing. Methods: From November 2019 to September...

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Main Authors: Christian Sellin, MD, Ahmed Belmenai, MD, Margit Niethammer, MD, Volker Schächinger, MD, PhD, Hilmar Dörge, MD, PhD
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author Christian Sellin, MD
Ahmed Belmenai, MD
Margit Niethammer, MD
Volker Schächinger, MD, PhD
Hilmar Dörge, MD, PhD
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description Objective: A sternum-sparing approach of minimally invasive total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomy demonstrated promising early outcomes in unselected patients with coronary artery multivessel disease. Follow-up data are still missing. Methods: From November 2019 to September 2023, coronary artery bypass grafting via left anterior minithoracotomy on cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic cardiac arrest was performed as a routine procedure in 392 consecutive, nonemergency patients (345 men; 67.0 ± 9.9 years; range, 32-88 years). All patients had multivessel coronary artery disease (77.6% 3-vessel-disease, 22.4% 2-vessel-disease, and 32.9% left main stenosis). Patients at old age (older than a 80 years, 12.5%), with severe left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction <30%, 7.9%), diabetes mellitus (34.9%), massive obesity (body mass index > 35, 8.9%), and chronic lung disease (17.1%) were included. Mean European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II score was 2.9 ± 2.8. Mean midterm follow-up (100%) was 15.2 ± 10.7 months (range, 0.1-39.5 months). Results: Left internal thoracic artery (99.0%), radial artery (70.4%), and saphenous vein grafts (57.4%) were used, and 70.4% of patients received at least 2 arterial grafts. A total of 3.0 ± 0.8 anastomoses (range, 2-5 anastomoses) per patient were performed to revascularize the territories of left anterior descending (98.7%), circumflex (91.6%), and right coronary (70.9%) artery. Complete anatomical revascularization was achieved in 95.1%. At follow-up, all-cause-mortality, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and stroke was 3.1%, 1.5%, 5.4%, and 0.7%, respectively. Overall major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events rate was 8.7%. Conclusions: This is the first report of midterm follow-up after routine sternum-sparing total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomy for multivessel coronary artery disease with a high rate of multiple arterial grafting and complete anatomical revascularization. Outcome was favorable and similar to that of contemporary conventional coronary artery bypass grafting.
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spelling doaj-art-c43d05422fc74756b9362e5bf027512e2025-08-20T03:36:42ZengElsevierJTCVS Techniques2666-25072024-08-0126526010.1016/j.xjtc.2024.05.018Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspectiveChristian Sellin, MD0Ahmed Belmenai, MD1Margit Niethammer, MD2Volker Schächinger, MD, PhD3Hilmar Dörge, MD, PhD4Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart-Thorax Center, Klinikum Fulda, University Medicine Marburg, Campus Fulda, Fulda, Germany; Address for reprints: Christian Sellin, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart-Thorax Center, Klinikum Fulda, University Medicine Marburg, Campus Fulda, Pacelliallee 4, Fulda, 36043, Germany.Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart-Thorax Center, Klinikum Fulda, University Medicine Marburg, Campus Fulda, Fulda, GermanyDepartment of Cardiology, Heart-Thorax Center, Klinikum Fulda, University Medicine Marburg, Campus Fulda, Fulda, GermanyDepartment of Cardiology, Heart-Thorax Center, Klinikum Fulda, University Medicine Marburg, Campus Fulda, Fulda, GermanyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart-Thorax Center, Klinikum Fulda, University Medicine Marburg, Campus Fulda, Fulda, GermanyObjective: A sternum-sparing approach of minimally invasive total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomy demonstrated promising early outcomes in unselected patients with coronary artery multivessel disease. Follow-up data are still missing. Methods: From November 2019 to September 2023, coronary artery bypass grafting via left anterior minithoracotomy on cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic cardiac arrest was performed as a routine procedure in 392 consecutive, nonemergency patients (345 men; 67.0 ± 9.9 years; range, 32-88 years). All patients had multivessel coronary artery disease (77.6% 3-vessel-disease, 22.4% 2-vessel-disease, and 32.9% left main stenosis). Patients at old age (older than a 80 years, 12.5%), with severe left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction <30%, 7.9%), diabetes mellitus (34.9%), massive obesity (body mass index > 35, 8.9%), and chronic lung disease (17.1%) were included. Mean European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II score was 2.9 ± 2.8. Mean midterm follow-up (100%) was 15.2 ± 10.7 months (range, 0.1-39.5 months). Results: Left internal thoracic artery (99.0%), radial artery (70.4%), and saphenous vein grafts (57.4%) were used, and 70.4% of patients received at least 2 arterial grafts. A total of 3.0 ± 0.8 anastomoses (range, 2-5 anastomoses) per patient were performed to revascularize the territories of left anterior descending (98.7%), circumflex (91.6%), and right coronary (70.9%) artery. Complete anatomical revascularization was achieved in 95.1%. At follow-up, all-cause-mortality, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and stroke was 3.1%, 1.5%, 5.4%, and 0.7%, respectively. Overall major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events rate was 8.7%. Conclusions: This is the first report of midterm follow-up after routine sternum-sparing total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomy for multivessel coronary artery disease with a high rate of multiple arterial grafting and complete anatomical revascularization. Outcome was favorable and similar to that of contemporary conventional coronary artery bypass grafting.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666250724002396minimally invasive cardiac surgerycoronary artery bypass graftingCABGTCRAT
spellingShingle Christian Sellin, MD
Ahmed Belmenai, MD
Margit Niethammer, MD
Volker Schächinger, MD, PhD
Hilmar Dörge, MD, PhD
Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Techniques
minimally invasive cardiac surgery
coronary artery bypass grafting
CABG
TCRAT
title Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_full Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_fullStr Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_full_unstemmed Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_short Sternum-sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure: Midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_sort sternum sparing multivessel coronary surgery as a routine procedure midterm results of total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomycentral messageperspective
topic minimally invasive cardiac surgery
coronary artery bypass grafting
CABG
TCRAT
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666250724002396
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