Coronary Disease - Surgery

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Minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery with bilateral internal thoracic arteries: Early outcomes and angiographic patency

November 15, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting in its candour mini-series of partial arterial revascularisation by left thoracotomy. The perioperative graft failure is delt in some detail.

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Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction After Left Main Revascularization: The EXCEL Trial

March 26, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver 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...

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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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Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in Selected Patients With Multivessel Disease: 5-Year Clinical Outcomes of the Prospective Randomized Pilot Study

April 20, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors present the 5-year follow-up results of the HYBRID trial, wherein 200 patients with multivessel disease requiring revascularization were randomized to either conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or...

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Preoperative Scale to Determine All-Cause Readmission After Coronary Artery Bypass Operations

April 18, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the second most common cardiac procedure in the US, was added to the US Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in 2015. Given the relatively high rate...

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In Global News: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion, the Future of TMVR, and an App That Beats the Allen Test

April 13, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Michael Mack and Alec Vahanian discuss the state and future of transcatheter mitral valve replacement. A new guideline on the use of endoscopic eradication therapy in Barrett’s esophagus...

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An Update on Coronary Revascularization

April 4, 2018 | Leanne Harling (Ashrafian)Silver Contributor…

Filmed at the 2017 EACTS Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, Leanne Harling of Imperial College in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the future of coronary revascularization with David Taggart...

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In Global News: Weaving Devices for CHD by Hand, Sodas and CAD, and Rapid Deployment Versus Conventional Valves

March 30, 2018 | Grahame Rush

Patient CareHigher risk of death from coronary artery disease was noted for Americans who drank higher quantities of sugary beverages but not for those who ate more sugary foods. Drugs...

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On the Pooling and Subgrouping of Data From Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Trials: A Call to Circumspection

March 28, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Freemantle and colleagues discuss evidence evaluating myocardial revascularization strategies, focusing in particular on conclusions that can and cannot be drawn from subgroup analyses. The authors detail the benefits and limitations...

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Show Me the Money (Cost)

March 27, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief readable editorial on a retrospective analysis of the costs of coronary artery bypass grafting in Virginia, USA, which suggests the value of enhanced recovery in coronopathy.

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Bleeding Complications After Use of Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

March 26, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Hassan and colleagues performed a retrospective analysis of 81 patients who presented for open cardiac surgery while receiving novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) therapy. Patients were off NOACs for a median...

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