The case of a 69-year-old man with liver cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, unstable angina,
and a history of previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is presented. The
patient underwent successful repeat CABG through lateral thoracotomy on the beating
heart without extracorporeal circulatory Support.
Redo CABG - Liver cirrhosis - Lateral thoracotomy - Beating heart