Minimally invasive off-pump unroofing of left anterior descending artery
myocardial bridge
Abstract
Currently, myocardial unroofing, coronary artery bypass grafting and
percutaneous coronary intervention are chosen as treatments for
myocardial bridge. We performed a male patient off-pump unroofing of
left anterior descending coronary artery with techniques of minimally
invasive surgery through the 4 th intercoastal space.
Intraoperative coronary angiography was performed to evaluate residual
lesions. Since this treatment strategy does not require full
heparinization, it can be expected to reduce the amount of bleeding.
This procedure not only has small incision, but also has some major
advantages.