CONGRESS ABSTRACT

Coronary artery aneurysm is defined as a segment of the artery in which dilation exceeds the diameter of an adjacent portion (considered as a reference point) by more than 1.5 times. In rare circumstances coronary aneursyms can be pointed out as giant, in which the diameter is 4 times…

Perioperative coronary artery spasm after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is a rare but life-threatening condition. Currently, the etiology of postoperative coronary artery spasm is still to be clearly defined. Despite being  relatively rare (incidence  0.8% to 1.3%), coronary artery spasms can provoke serious complications, including  sudden hemodynamic…

Introduction: Hybrid coronary artery revascularization(HCR)brings advantages of both percutaneous(PCI)and surgical revascularization techniques while minimizing risk of complications. In particular, minimally invasive surgical strategy(MICS)for LAD revascularization with the use of the internal thoracic artery harvested either robot-assisted or via left-sided minithoracotomy, provides excellent the long-term benefits that have been extensively…

Introduction Staged hybrid strategies for combined cardiac diseases demonstrated to provide the best therapeutic option in high-risk patients while reducing drawbacks of surgical and/or percutaneous procedures alone. In particular, dividing the overall risk of morbidity and mortality of a concomitant procedure into a staged hybrid approach, factorization of each…