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Hybrid therapy combines surgical and catheter-based interventions to offer less invasive approaches for cardiovascular disease.
Hybrid cardiovascular procedures represent a less invasive, multidisciplinary approach for patients at high risk for traditional open heart surgery.
May guide hybrid strategies for high-risk patients; leaves open prospective trials to confirm safety and efficacy.
Surgical therapy for cardiovascular disease carries excellent long-term outcomes but it is relatively invasive. With the development of new devices and techniques, modern cardiovascular surgery is trending toward less invasive approaches, especially for patients at high risk for traditional open heart surgery. A hybrid strategy combines traditional surgical treatments performed in the operating room with treatments traditionally available only in the catheterization laboratory with the goal of offering patients the best available therapy for any set of cardiovascular diseases. Examples of hybrid procedures include hybrid coronary artery bypass grafting, hybrid valve surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention, hybrid endocardial and epicardial atrial fibrillation procedures, and hybrid coronary artery bypass grafting/carotid artery stenting. This multidisciplinary approach requires strong collaboration between cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, and interventional cardiologists to obtain optimal patient outcomes.
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Solenkova et al. (2010) conducted a review in cardiovascular disease. Hybrid therapy was evaluated. Hybrid therapy combines traditional surgical treatments with catheter-based interventions to offer less invasive approaches for patients with cardiovascular disease.
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