Raffa Giuseppe Maria, Malvindi Pietro Giorgio, Kowalewski Mariusz, Sansone Fabrizio, Menicanti Lorenzo
Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;29(2):137-142. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2017.01.015. Epub 2017 Feb 24.
Coronary artery bypass is often the first procedure cardiac surgeons are confronted with during their residencies. This article discusses the surgical steps and the potential difficulties encountered during this procedure and how they can be solved. The "point of view" of an experienced surgeon is provided to the trainees and to the readers.