What is hybrid coronary revascularization?
Hybrid coronary revascularization is defined as the planned combination of LIMA-to-LAD artery grafting and PCI of $1 non-LAD coronary arteries. It is intended to combine the advantages of CABG (ie, durability of the LIMA graft) and PCI and is ideal in subjects in whom technical or anatomic limitations to CABG or PCI alone may be present and for whom minimizing the invasiveness (and therefore the risk of morbidity and mortality) of surgical intervention is preferred. Hybrid coronary revascularization may be performed in a hybrid suite in one operative setting or as a staged procedure (ie, PCI and CABG performed in 2 different operative suites, separated by hours to 2 days, but typically during the same hospital stay). Because most hospitals lack a hybrid operating room, staged procedures are usually performed. 