Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Surgery	Diagnosis	Sex	Age	Previous cardiac surgery	Surgical approach	Cannulation strategy	Preoperative contrast-enhanced CT scan
MICS: Thoracoscopic ablation and LAA occlusion for AF	Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	Female	71	No	MICS	N/A	Yes
MICS: MIDCAB	1 vessel coronary artery disease	Male	18	No	MICS	N/A	Yes
MICS: MIDCAB	1 vessel coronary artery disease	Male	45	No	MICS	N/A	Yes
MICS: Tricuspid valve repair MICS	Severe tricuspid valve regurgitation	Male	56	Yes	MICS	Right femoral artery and vein + right jugular vein	Yes
Ascending aorta and partial arch replacement	Aortic aneurysm formation	Female	78	Yes	Sternotomy	Ascending aorta, right atrium	Yes
LVAD (Heartmate 3) extraction	Non compaction cardiomyopathy	Male	27	Yes	Thoracotomy	Femoral	No

AF, atrial fibrillation; CT, computed tomography; LAA, left atrial appendage; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; MICS, minimally invasive cardiac surgery; MIDCAB, minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. N/A, not applicable