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CONCLUSION
In the literature, MICS CABG has been consistently shown to be a durable, safe, and feasible alternative to
sternotomy CABG. With favorable early outcomes, comparable long-term outcomes and graft patency, and
the feasibility of its implementation, MICS CABG is an exciting development in the field of cardiac surgery.
It is a safe, learnable, effective, full-revascularization non-sternotomy CABG operation that requires
proficiency with OPCAB and MIDCAB prior to being undertaken. Multicenter, prospective randomized
control trials are underway and will help establish MICS CABG as a standard treatment for patients afflicted
with CAD.
DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study: Ashenhurst C, Toubar O, Ruel M
Guidance and recommendations on this review: Guo M, Issa H, Ponnambalam M
Contributed significantly to the content and meet the ICMJE criteria: All authors
Read and approved the final submission: All authors
Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.
Financial support and sponsorship
None.
Conflicts of interest
Dr. Ruel M is a MICS CABG proctor and PI for the MIST trial (both with support from Medtronic, Inc.).
All other authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval and consent to participate
There is no original human research data in this paper. Prior review of surgical and medical records was
performed under Research Ethics Approval from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Consent for publication
All patients gave explicit consent for their photo to be included in this review.
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024.
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