Coronary Disease - Surgery

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the UAE. They discussed the advantages...

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Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting via Small Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy (MIST): An Investigator-Initiated, International, Open-Label, Randomised Controlled Trial

September 3, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this international randomized trial, 170 selected patients with multivessel coronary artery disease underwent minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a small thoracotomy (n=86) or conventional sternotomy (n=84)....

JANS Article

Right Pleuro-Pericardial Window During Cardiac Surgery: A Safe and Simple Technique That Decreases Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

September 3, 2026 | Nadine Kawkabani

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication following cardiac surgery. One of the major factors predisposing to the development of POAF is inflammation related to pericardial effusions, which may...

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The Atrium: Distal Coronary Anastomosis

May 26, 2026 | Alice CopperwheatBronze Contributor…

In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Elan Burton, clinical associate professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Stanford University School of...

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Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction After Left Main Revascularization: The EXCEL Trial

March 26, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this pre-specified analysis of the EXCEL trial, 1,882 patients with left main disease underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (n=952) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (n=930). At five years,...

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Multiarterial vs Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten-Year Follow-Up of One Million Patients

September 19, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study examined the long-term survival of patients undergoing multiarterial grafting (MAG) versus single-arterial grafting (SAG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). After analyzing data from more than one million...

JANS Article

Routine Extubation in the Operating Room After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass

February 8, 2024 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

The benefits of early extubation in the operating room (OR) following cardiac surgery remain unproven. In this study, the authors evaluated perioperative outcomes after extubation in the OR versus extubation...

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Robotic-Assisted vs. Traditional Full-Sternotomy Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Procedures: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Hospital Costs

December 7, 2023 | Jason Trevis

In this study, the authors performed a propensity matched analysis of hospital costs for robotic-assisted CABG vs. conventional CABG. 1,173 patients were included in the analysis from 2018 until 2021....

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The FRAGILE Clinical Trial: The Impact of the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Frailty

November 20, 2023 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

The elderly population is exponentially increasing worldwide, leading to a higher incidence of coronary artery disease. The growing number of elderly patients is closely related to a higher incidence of...

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Antiplatelet Resistance in Patients Who Underwent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

September 28, 2023 | Jason Trevis

Use of antiplatelet medication following coronary artery bypass grafting is common practice to reduce thrombotic events. However, antiplatelet resistance is of growing concern. The authors of this review conducted a...

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Expert Systematic Review on the Choice of Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

August 11, 2023 | Jason Trevis

This article provides a systematic review of the choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting and has been endorsed by both the STS and EACTS. The review reports on...

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First-Ever Cardiac Surgery Trial in Women Poised to Launch: ROMA-Women

April 21, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

ROMA-Women is an offshoot of the original ROMA CABG trial designed to address the lack of women in surgical studies, and therefore the lack of guideline-directed surgical care for women...

JANS Article

Ten-Year Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Department of Veterans Affairs

April 14, 2022 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This 10-year follow-up of the ROBY study reports on the primary end points of all-cause death and the composite of death or revascularization among 2203 patients randomized to off-pump or...

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