Coronary Disease - Surgery

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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, spontaneous myocardial infarction (MI) was...

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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...

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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...

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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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Prevention and Management of Sternal Wound Infections

March 1, 2018 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors present a thorough expert consensus review on the prevention—preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative—and the postoperative management of sternal wound infections. The authors conclude with a guideline with class recommendations...

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Does a Third Arterial Conduit to the Right Coronary Circulation Improve Survival?

March 1, 2018 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This single-center group retrospectively reviewed their experience (2004-2014) with at least two arterial conduits for triple-vessel coronary artery disease to assess the benefit of adding a third arterial conduit versus...

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Current Trends in Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Use for Coronary Revascularization: Extending Benefit to High-Risk Patients

February 28, 2018 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The Mayo Clinic team retrospectively reviewed their experience with isolated CABG for multivessel coronary artery disease over a 15-year period to assess usage of bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) and...

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Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Stenting for Coronary Artery Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

February 23, 2018 | Ruben OsnabruggeSilver Contributor

In this patient level meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials, the authors compare PCI using stents with CABG. In total, almost 12,000 randomised patients were included. They found that at a...

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Financial Impact of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Operations in the United States

February 6, 2018 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was interrogated for all patients undergoing either CABG, valve replacement, or both from 2008 to 2011, and a total of 1,078,036 patients were included in the...

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A Prospective Multi-Institutional Cohort Study of Mediastinal Infections After Cardiac Operations

February 6, 2018 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors participated in a multi-institutional prospective study to evaluate the frequency, risk factors, and outcomes of patients who suffer mediastinal infection after cardiac surgery. A total of 5,158 patients...

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In Global News: All-Ugandan CABG Team and Nonsmoker Lung Cancer Risk in Taiwan

January 26, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care A CABG operation performed at the Uganda Heart Institute at Mulago National Referral Hospital was done by an all-Ugandan surgical team for the first time. Software will help...

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Differences and Similarities in Risk Factors for Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Between Younger and Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

January 24, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A well executed study on an important problem in cardiac surgery that merits careful reading, as no one-sentence conclusion can be adequately gleaned.

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