<unk>  (HCR) or<unk>  coronary bypass is a relatively new type of heart surgery that provides an alternative to traditional coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI or PTCA) by combining the two into one operation. It is this combining aspect that<unk> " refers to. HCR is one of several types of<unk>  cardiac surgery; it is not to be confused with a MIDCAB (minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass) procedure, which uses the smaller thoracotomy incision but does not involve coronary stenting. __TOC__
Hybrid coronary revascularization
Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery
Transmyocardial revascularization
Off-pump coronary artery bypass
Bypass surgery
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery