Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 8, 2026

Surgical Swine Model of Chronic Cardiac Ischemia Treated by Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Published on: March 27, 2018
[The results of coronary artery bypass grafting by using of surgical microscope]
A V Lysenko1, P V Lednev1, G I Salagaev1
1Petrovsky Russian Research Center for Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
Aim:
To present an experience of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by using of surgical microscope in patients with coronary artery disease at Cardiac Surgery Department #2 (surgical treatment of myocardial dysfunction and heart failure) of Petrovsky Russian Research Center for Surgery.
Material And Methods:
There were 41 CABG procedures with surgical microscope. Indications for myocardial revascularization, surgical technique, intraoperative and postoperative complications are comprehensively described.
Results:
CABG by using of surgical microscope is a successfully reproducible technique followed by good immediate outcomes.
Related Concept Videos
Coronary Artery Disease I: Introduction
Coronary Artery Disease II: Pathophysiology
Coronary Artery Disease V: Interprofessional Care
Coronary Artery Disease III: Clinical Manifestations
Coronary Artery Disease IV: Preventive Measures
Coronary Circulation
Coronary circulation begins at the base of the aorta, where two main arteries arise—the left and right coronary arteries. These arteries encircle the heart in the coronary sulcus and supply the...

