Coronary Artery

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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 rate as an instrumental variable....

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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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Robotic-Assisted Right-Sided Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass for Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery

April 6, 2026 | Hiroto Kitahara…

This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted, right-sided minimally invasive coronary artery bypass using the right internal thoracic artery (RITA) to the right coronary artery (RCA) in a patient with an anomalous...

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Surgical Approach to Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm With Coronary Sinus Fistula

March 17, 2026 | Kristina Krzelj…

The authors present a video of a surgical approach to repair a large right coronary artery (RCA) aneurysm associated with a coronary sinus fistula in a 51-year-old woman. They recommend...

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Repair of Acute Severe Mitral Regurgitation Due to Iatrogenic Papillary Muscle Rupture

March 3, 2026 | Daniel Wolbrom…

The authors present a case of mitral valve repair for acute iatrogenic papillary muscle rupture leading to a flail anterior leaflet. What makes this case unique is the type of...

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Endoscopic Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

January 23, 2026 | Serhii Yatsuk…

The authors present a case of endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using a reusable retractor with an open CO₂ insufflation system. Prior to the procedure,...

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Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting: Clipless Technique for Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting

January 12, 2026 | Dario Brenna…

Introduction This video shows a clipless technique for internal thoracic artery harvesting during robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass. Patient Data A 49-year-old male presented to the authors with stable angina. Coronary...

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Minimally Invasive Bi-IMA OPCAB Via Left Thoracotomy

January 7, 2026 | Vidadi Efendiev…

This video demonstrates a technique for performing minimally invasive, totally arterial coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart. The surgeons used a left-sided minithoracotomy (6-7 cm) in the fifth...

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Endoscopic AVR and LIMA to LAD Via Bilateral Minithoracotomy

December 22, 2025 | Samuil Kazakov…

This video presents a case of combined endoscopic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD). Patient Profile The patient was a...

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Robotic Pedicled LIMA Harvesting

November 20, 2025 | Muhammad Umar Nasir…

This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Robotic harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA)...

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