Acute coronary syndrome
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- Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB)
- For patients with disease of left anterior descending or right coronary artery
- Does not involve a sternotomy and CPB
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
- Sternotomy but no CPB
- Robotic or totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB)
- Transmyocardial laser revascularization
- Indirect revascularization
- High-energy laser creates channels in heart to allow blood flow to ischemic areas
- Drug therapy
- IV nitroglycerin (NTG)
- Morphine
- β-adrenergic blockers
- ACE inhibitors
- Antidysrhythmic drugs
- Lipid-lowering drugs
- Stool softeners
- Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB)
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