Abstract

PENALOZA-GUADARRAMA, Mario. The practice of heart-beating coronary revascularization as a high-performance sport. Cir. gen [online]. 2018, vol.40, n.1, pp.43-45. ISSN 1405-0099.

It is required to be a certified cardiac surgeon, perform traditional ischemic revascularization (with circulatory support) in a formal cardiac center, and a gradual and progressive incursion into heart-beating surgery, but why is the practice of this technique like high-performance sports? The high-performance athlete -as the surgeon- requires training and a lot of time of constant, systematic, and safe practice. You need to progress in different levels of evolutionary practice by objectives, as well as very high doses of intrinsic motivation, because you face detractors within the same working group (surgeons, anesthesiologists and cardiologists). Constant, persistent and systematic daily practice leads to mastery of the technique with different levels of ascending progression.

Keywords : Coronary revascularization; beating heart; high-performance sport; surgeon; athlete.

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