MIDCAB; TECAB; ThoraCAB; robotic coronary surgery; robotic cardiac surgery; OPCABG; CABG; hybrid coronary surgery; hybrid coronary revascularizaiton; da Vinci Surgical System; minimally invasive revascularization

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