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Hybrid coronary revascularization: are we there yet?
Maureen McKiernan1, Michael E Halkos
1Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Current Opinion in Cardiology
|August 28, 2020
Summary
Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) offers comparable outcomes to traditional bypass surgery and stenting for multivessel coronary artery disease. HCR may reduce repeat procedures and offers short-term benefits over bypass surgery.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Interventional Cardiology
Background:
- Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) combines minimally invasive surgical and percutaneous coronary interventions.
- It is increasingly considered for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD).
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent outcomes and comparative effectiveness of HCR.
- To evaluate HCR as an ideal revascularization strategy for selected CAD patients.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent outcomes studies.
- Comparative effectiveness research analysis.
Main Results:
- HCR demonstrates comparable outcomes to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- HCR offers advantages over CABG in short-term morbidity and resource use.
- Compared to PCI, HCR may reduce repeat revascularization rates, particularly for the left anterior descending artery.
Conclusions:
- Despite a learning curve associated with minimally invasive techniques, HCR shows promising early outcomes.
- HCR is a viable revascularization option for carefully selected patients with multivessel CAD.
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