Coronary Disease

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Hybrid Revascularization With Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass and Stents

September 10, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study examined 418 intent-to-treat hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) patients undergoing robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) from 2013 to 2025, comparing those who completed planned percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with...

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Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

October 15, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This international consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and World Heart Federation (WHF) updates myocardial infarction (MI) classification...

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Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Repair With MVR and CABG Through LAM Via the Fourth Intercostal Space

October 13, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of post-myocardial infarction ventricular pseudoaneurysm repair with mitral valve replacement and coronary revascularization performed through a minimally invasive left anterior minithoracotomy via the fourth intercostal...

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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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Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

August 22, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A robust RCT that denies association of nuclear CT-defined myocardial viability and long-term benefit from surgical coronary revascularisation. It is worth following the discussion this manuscript is certain to generate..

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Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

August 9, 2019 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors in this study performed a post-hoc analysis of the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) cohort in the multicenter randomized EXCEL trial, comparing patients undergoing on-pump versus off-pump procedures...

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Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy for Chronic Stable Angina

August 1, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this trial involving over 400 patients, accupuncture was compared to two sham groups and an observation group. The intervention group experienced a nearly two-thirds reduction in the frequency of...

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In Global News: Long-Term Fontan Circulation, a Shock Team, and the TMVR Learning Curve

July 19, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest The American Heart Association published a statement advocating for a holistic care approach for patients with Fontan circulation, noting that these patients are living longer...

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How We Do It: Epiaortic Scanning

July 8, 2019 | Giuseppe Rescigno…

Epiaortic scanning is a simple and low-cost technique that could improve results in terms of postoperative neurological complications. This video is a step-by-step tutorial that could allow every surgeon to...

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Magnetic Resonance Perfusion or Fractional Flow Reserve in Coronary Disease

June 27, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

An interesting small British-led randomized controlled trial on modern imaging of coronary atheroma.

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Prophylactic Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in High Risk Cardiac Surgery: The PINBALL Pilot Multicentre, Registry-Linked, Randomised, Controlled Feasibility Trial

June 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

An intresting pilot that was stopped due to underrecruitment. Commendable mortality in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting.

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In Global News: Recommendation to Reclassify Surgical Staplers, Defining Cardiogenic Shock, and Weighing In on E-Cigarettes

June 7, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest A new study looking a dietary protein sources and LDL cholesterol levels calls into question the idea that white meat is more heart healthy than...

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