Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a significant health challenge, imposing substantial
burdens on individuals and healthcare systems worldwide. CAD's impact stems from artery …

Minimal-access cardiac surgery appears to be the future. It is increasingly desired by
cardiologists and demanded by patients who perceive superiority. Minimal-access coronary …

Objectives: Minimally invasive coronary surgery (MICS) via lateral thoracotomy is a less
invasive alternative to the traditional median full sternotomy approach for coronary surgery …

Introduction Minimally invasive approach in cardiac surgery has gained popularity. In order
to reduce surgical trauma in coronary surgery minimally invasive direct coronary artery …

Almost 30 years after the first endoscopic mitral valve repair, Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve
Surgery (MIMVS) has become the standard at many institutions due to optimal clinical …

Background Intra-cardiac masses are rare and challenging lesions with an overall incidence
ranging of 0.02–0.2%. Minimally invasive approaches have been recently introduced for …

OBJECTIVES Robot-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been developed
as a less invasive alternative for conventional CABG to enhance postoperative recovery …

Background Minimally invasive coronary surgery–coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS
CABG) is well adopted in clinical practice. However, this procedure did not really achieve …

Objectives Minimally-invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) is a less-invasive
alternative to full sternotomy off-pump coronary artery bypass (FS-OPCAB) revascularization …

Background: Coronary artery disease is a major cause of death globally. Minimally invasive
direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), using a small left anterior thoracotomy, aims to …