Why the study?
Generally accepted left ventricular aneurysm repair requires median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass, and feasibility of combining this repair with minimally invasive multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting via thoracotomy was described.
Is left ventricular aneurysm repair during minimally invasive multivessel CABG through left anterolateral thoracotomy feasible and safe in patients with postinfarction LV aneurysm?
Is left ventricular aneurysm repair during minimally invasive multivessel CABG through left anterolateral thoracotomy feasible and safe in patients with postinfarction LV aneurysm?
Left ventricular aneurysm repair can be safely and effectively performed simultaneously with minimally invasive multivessel CABG via a left anterolateral thoracotomy.
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May be feasible in selected patients; leaves open need for comparative trials before wider adoption.
Demianenko et al. (2019) studied this question.
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