Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Information for Physicians

How to Refer Patients to the MICS Program

View or Print a Document About OPCAB

View a Video of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

How to Refer Patients to the MICS Program
UPMC MedCall handles all aspects of referrals with one phone call.

MedCall Telephone Numbers
(412) 647-7000
toll-free: 800-544-2500

MedCall Fax Number
(412) 647-7890

View or Print a Document About OPCAB
Marco Zenati, MD, director of the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program at UPMC Health System, has prepared for physicians a document about off-pump CABG (OPCAB) surgery. It discusses patient selection criteria and operative steps, and it includes a reference list.

To view the document, Adobe Acrobat software must be installed on your computer. To load a free version of this software, click the icon that follows. When you are ready to view or print the document, click the link under the Adobe icon.

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View or Print the Off-Pump CABG (OPCAB) Document

View a Video of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
To view the video of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, a version of RealPlayer software must be installed on your computer. To load a free version of the software, click the icon that follows. After you have installed Real Player, click the link after the icon; the link will start the video.

The quality of a streamed video image varies according to the capabilities of the computer used to view it. The image will look best if the video display provides at least 65,000 colors. Sound, if any, will be best if rendered by 16-bit speakers. For more information, read about RealPlayer's system requirements.

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View the Video of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery