Coronary Disease - Surgery

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Right-Sided Minimally Invasive Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass

September 17, 2026 | Jakraphan Yu…

Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus is uncommon, and an interarterial course of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) carries a recognized risk of ischemia and sudden cardiac death. When...

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Left Atrial Tumor Excision With Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair and Coronary Revascularization

October 28, 2026 | Dmytro BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of left atrial tumor excision combined with mitral and tricuspid valve repair and coronary revascularization, performed through a left anterior minithoracotomy in the fourth intercostal...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 177: Expert Consensus Document on LVRS for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with David Waller, Chair of the EACTS Emphysema Taskforce and Director of the EACTS Fundamentals Course in Thoracic Surgery, about...

JANS Article

Influence of LAD-Diagonal Stenosis on Long-Term Patency and Ischemic Events After CABG

October 8, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study evaluated whether stenosis in the intervening left anterior descending artery (iLAD), between the internal thoracic artery (ITA) anastomosis and diagonal bifurcation, affects ITA-LAD graft events after...

JANS Article

Association Between Interventional Cardiologist Practice Characteristics, CABG Use, and Clinical Outcomes

October 8, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

Across 252,408 angiograms performed by 40 interventional cardiologists in British Columbia (2010–2024), the proportion of patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) varied 13-fold (2.03 percent–26.4 percent) and was...

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Is Nocturnal Extubation After Cardiac Surgery Associated With Worse Outcomes?

January 9, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Diwan and colleagues retrospectively compared daytime to nighttime extubation for patients after cardiac surgery, considering outcomes for patients who were extubated early and patients who had longer intubation times. While...

JANS Article

SYNTAX Score in Patients With Diabetes Undergoing Coronary Revascularization in the FREEDOM Trial

December 26, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A randomized controlled trial coauthored by the Editor-in-Chief of the host periodical on the risk management of multivessel diabetic coronopathy.

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Transient Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Does Not Independently Affect Postoperative Outcomes

December 24, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Borracci and colleagues evaluated the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in 418 patients during in-hospital care after cardiac surgery. The authors found AKI in 17.5 % of patients when...

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Hybrid Revascularization: Moving Beyond the Status Quo

December 20, 2018 | John Puskas…

Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, John Puskas of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, New York, USA, moderates...

JANS Article

A Meta‐Analysis of ≥5‐Year Mortality in Randomized Controlled Trials of Off‐Pump Versus On‐Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

December 11, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Takagi and colleagues performed a meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials comparing on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). They evaluated only trials with follow-up periods of five years...

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Outcomes Following Surgical Revascularization With Single Versus Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arterial Grafts in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights From the EXCEL Trial

November 30, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

The EXCEL is one of several prospective studies that examine the use of single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafts for myocardial revascularization (in this case, compared with percutaneous...

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The Jury Is Still Out on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries in Coronary Surgery

November 30, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

Once again, analyses of studies that are ostensibly well-designed randomized controlled trials have limitations that do not answer the question at hand: are two-arterial CABGs better than one? This editorial...

JANS Article

In Global News: Emergency Windpipe Repair, Drug Use and Endocarditis, and Ticagrelor Versus Aspirin After CABG

November 30, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the UAE used a metal stent for an emergency repair of a patient’s windpipe, which had been...

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