Coronary Disease

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Off-Pump Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Using the da Vinci 5: Closed-Chest Stabilizer Technique

September 4, 2026 | Hiroto Kitahara…

The patient was a 67-year-old man who was referred for surgical revascularization of coronary artery disease. Three months earlier, he had undergone emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the right coronary artery. He had a...

JANS Article

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)....

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Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation With the Open Seldinger Technique

July 9, 2026 | Anıl Karaağaç…

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) frequently requires peripheral cannulation strategies. Femoral cannulation remains the standard approach; however, it is associated with potential complications such as lymphorrhea, hematoma, infection, and an...

JANS Article

In Vivo Base Editing of PCSK9 With VERVE-102 for Hypercholesterolemia

June 25, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report interim results of Heart 2, a phase 1, open label, single ascending dose study of VERVE 102, a GalNAc lipid nanoparticle delivering mRNA for...

Event

The Houston Aortic Symposium 2027

March 4, 2027

Thursday, March 4, 2027 – Saturday, March 6, 2027 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm – The Houston Aortic Symposium brings together world-renowned cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons to deliver cutting-edge...

JANS Article

Time of Day of Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Outcomes in the UK: A Secondary Analysis of Linked National Datasets

June 11, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article examines the impact of surgery timing on postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery. An analysis of data from 24,068 patients revealed that surgeries performed in the late morning (10:00...

Article

First-in-Human Gene Therapy for Vein Graft Failure

May 28, 2026 | Nawwar Al Attar

Background and Rationale Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains a cornerstone treatment for advanced coronary heart disease. However, the long-term efficacy of CABG is frequently compromised by the failure...

Podcast

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...

JANS Article

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Stenosis: 10-Year Final Results From the Randomised, Open-Label, Non-Inferiority NOBLE Trial

May 13, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report the 10-year final results of the NOBLE trial comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with newer generation drug–eluting stents vs coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...

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Minimally Invasive RCA Reimplantation for Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery

July 23, 2025 | Ahmad Ali AmirghofranBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, Coronary Arterial Anomalies—Pediatric and Adult Congenital. CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said invited both pediatric and adult cardiac surgeons from around...

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Heart Surgeons Perform World’s First Combined Robotic AVR and CABG

December 19, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Surgeons at the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world’s first combined robotic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a single small...

JANS Article

Surgical Myocardial Revascularization With a Composite T-Graft From the Left Internal Mammary Artery—Comparison of the Great Saphenous Vein with the Radial Artery

October 10, 2024 | Jessica Bogensberger

Myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are the primary treatment modalities...

JANS Article

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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