The difficulty of suturing perfect anastomoses in limited-access conditions prevents the transition of traditional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to sternal-sparing approaches, even in the robotic era. Automated coronary anastomotic connector technologies may address these difficulties, but to date, none have achieved broad adoption. Besides versatility, ease-of-use and cost-effectiveness, the key performance parameter of such technology is anastomotic patency. In this meta-analysis, we aim to evaluate published connector devices by examining their patency outcomes in distal anastomoses.
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