Coronary Disease

Video

Secrets of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Harvesting and Grafting

June 20, 2024 | Manuel Cervetti…

Many studies demonstrate the superiority of the bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) versus single internal thoracic artery (SITA) grafting technique when it comes to early and late survival and decreased need for repeat revascularization (1)....

JANS Article

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

June 25, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver 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...

JANS Article

PCI and CABG for Treating Stable Coronary Artery Disease

March 4, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An important review in a mainstream periodical read by cardiologist colleagues.

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JANS Article

ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/STS 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization in Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

February 16, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), along with...

JANS Article

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

December 26, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold 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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Video

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...

Video

Concepts in CABG: An Interview With David Taggart

December 18, 2018 | Om Yadava…

Dr Om P. Yadava of the National Heart Institute in New Delhi, India, and Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery discusses contemporary issues in coronary artery...

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CTSNet Step-by-Step Series: Proximal Anastomosis

December 11, 2018 | Christopher Chen…

This video demonstrates a proximal anastomosis, attaching a graft vessel to the aorta in a coronary artery bypass graft procedure. The authors break the anastomosis into five steps: preparation, creating...

JANS Article

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...

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Optimal Strategy for High Risk Coronary Patients: Hybrid Minimally Invasive Revascularization

November 29, 2018 | Bob Kiaii

Bob Kiaii of the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada, makes the case for a hybrid approach to coronary revascularization. He argues that hybrid revascularization is a useful component...

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