Coronary Artery

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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 of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs)....

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Multiarterial Grafting and Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Instrumental Variable Analysis

August 13, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This retrospective Medicare analysis assessed whether multiarterial grafting (MAG) improves survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with single arterial grafting (SAG), accounting for unmeasured confounding using surgeon MAG...

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ISMICS 2026 | Cardiac Session 1—Robotic Valves

July 31, 2026 | Johannes Bonatti…

This cardiac session features leading surgeons presenting on robotic valves at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. Dr. Johannes Bonatti, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery...

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Perivascular Adipose on Relaxation of Internal Thoracic Artery With Surgical Implications: Better Antispastic Effect of Pedicle Than Skeletal Grafts

July 29, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This ex vivo study examined human internal thoracic artery (ITA) rings from 94 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients to assess whether perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT), preserved in pedicled but...

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Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture, Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm, and Papillary Muscle Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

July 29, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This multisociety European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) consensus statement addresses three mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: ventricular free-wall rupture, pseudoaneurysm, and papillary muscle rupture....

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International Coronary Congress 2023: Hot Topics in Coronary Surgery

May 10, 2024 | Mario Gaudino…

At the 2023 International Coronary Congress, five experts made presentations on hot topics in coronary surgery. Subjects included the future of non-surgical management of coronary disease, the future of coronary...

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International Coronary Congress 2023: Optimizing the Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft

May 3, 2024 | Stephen Fremes…

At the 2023 International Coronary Congress, five presenters spoke on their techniques for optimizing the saphenous vein bypass graft. Topics covered include SVG outcomes over the last 20 years, elimination...

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Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery: Translocation and Reimplantation Technique

May 2, 2024 | Marcia Gorina…

Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery (AAOCA) is a condition that represents between 0.1–1 percent of malformations (1). It has been found with a prevalence of 0.44 percent in...

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World’s Best United States: LIMA and Radial Artery Harvest

April 24, 2024 | Faisal Bakaeen…

This video is a part of CTSNet’s World’s Best Centers for Cardiothoracic Surgery: United States series. View every video in the World’s Best series and stay tuned for more. Watch...

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Deep Dive Into Total Arterial Anaortic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Dual Inflow BIMA In Situ to LAD and RCA

April 19, 2024 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

In this deep dive series of videos produced by Professor Tristan Yan from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, he demonstrates a technique of total arterial off-pump coronary...

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How to Achieve a Low Transfusion Rate in CABG Surgery: An Interview With Rawn Salenger

April 16, 2024 | Rawn Salenger…

At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

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Deep Dive Into Total Arterial Anaortic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Radial Artery to Posterior Descending Artery Anastomosis

April 12, 2024 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

Total arterial anaortic off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is an elegant cardiac procedure. It is important not to rush through the OPCAB surgery. Instead, try to get into the rhythm!...

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Deep Dive Into Total Arterial Anaortic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Radial Artery to Obtuse Marginal Artery Anastomosis

April 5, 2024 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

In this series of surgical videos by Professor Tristan Yan from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, he demonstrates essential techniques of total arterial anaortic off-pump bypass grafting,...

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