Coronary Disease - Surgery

Podcast

The Atrium: Distal Coronary Anastomosis

May 26, 2026 | Alice Copperwheat…

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 Medicine and Section Chief for...

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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...

Podcast

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...

JANS Article

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

April 13, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

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...

JANS Article

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...

JANS Article

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 VernonGold Contributor

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...

JANS Article

Show Me the Money (Cost)

March 27, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold 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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JANS Article

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

March 26, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

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...

JANS Article

Last Nail in the Coffin for PCI in Stable Angina?

March 5, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A few months after its publication, the ORBITA trial results do not seem to have filtered adequately to cardiac multidisciplinary teams worldwide.

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Fractional Flow Reserve and Cardiac Surgery

March 1, 2018 | John Butler

Miles Behan of the Edinburgh Heart Centre in Scotland, UK, discusses fractional flow reserve (FFR) prior to cardiac surgery. He focuses on the role of FFR in guiding grafting decisions...

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