Left thoracotomy approach for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: 15 years of experience in 2500 consecutive patients.

Objectives: Our goal was to describe the experience at 2 centres with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using a left thoracotomy.

Methods: From January 2002 to December 2017, a total of 2528 consecutive patients (578 women, mean age 62.3 ± 9.

Off-pump bidirectional Glenn through right anterior thoracotomy.

The Glenn operation involving anastomosis of the superior vena cava to the pulmonary artery has been performed for palliative operations of many cyanotic congenital heart diseases in addition to the single ventricle since the 1960s. The classic procedure is done via median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass. The benefits of this procedure without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass remain mixed within reported series.