Myocardial bridges: A meta‐analysis

W Roberts, SM Charles, C Ang, MK Holda… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Myocardial bridges are anatomical entities characterized by myocardium covering segments
of coronary arteries. In some patients, the presence of a myocardial bridge is benign and is …

Off-pump minithoracotomy versus sternotomy for left anterior descending myocardial bridge unroofing

H Wang, VS Pargaonkar, CE Hironaka, SS Bajaj… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Myocardial bridge (MB) of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery
occurs in approximately 25% of the population. When medical therapy fails in patients with a …

A shifting paradigm in robotic heart surgery: from single-procedure approach to establishing a robotic heart center of excellence

HH Balkhy, A Amabile, G Torregrossa - Innovations, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In 1963, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded jointly to Giulio Natta (Head of the
Department of Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan) and Karl Ziegler …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction and Epicardial Spasm in Patients With Angina and Myocardial Bridge

TE Allan, MM Mayer, SES Miner, H Patel… - Journal of the Society for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Myocardial bridges (MB) are prevalent but not universally associated with
angina. The mechanisms linking MB and angina are poorly defined. The objective of this …

Myocardial bridge: diagnosis, treatment, and challenges

TP Freiling, R Dhawan, HH Balkhy… - … of Cardiothoracic and …, 2022 - jcvaonline.com
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The Stradivari Violin of Robotic Heart Surgery: The Robotic EndoWrist Stabilizer

G Torregrossa, A Amabile, S Nisivaco, M Algoet… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This instrument is unique for its versatility, and the possibility for the surgeon to freely
maneuver it at the robotic console allows for a precise refinement in cardiac positioning and …

Robotic coronary artery bypass grafting: the whole 9 yards

TM Guenther, SA Chen, HH Balkhy, B Kiaii - Innovations, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is used in the surgical treatment of coronary artery
disease and remains the most commonly performed cardiac surgical procedure. 1 Advances …

Robotic Totally Endoscopic Off-Pump Unroofing of Myocardial Bridge: Early Experience and Midterm Outcomes

S Nisivaco, J Blair, A Patel, H Kitahara, T Allan… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Myocardial bridging (MB) occurs when a coronary artery, commonly the left
anterior descending (LAD), has an intramyocardial course. In symptomatic patients who fail …

Robotic totally endoscopic beating-heart unroofing of a left anterior descending artery myocardial bridge

S Nisivaco, H Kitahara… - Annals of Cardiothoracic …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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385-387| https://dx. doi. org/10.21037/acs-2023-rcabg-0193 fail medical therapy, surgical …

Robotic unroofing of myocardial bridge of the left anterior descending coronary artery in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and previous septal …

R Bhasin, Y AlJamal, H Kitahara, J Blair… - Journal of Cardiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
A 56-year-old female diagnosed with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and
myocardial bridge (MB) of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery underwent …