Coronary Artery

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Effect of Evolocumab on Grafts Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

October 1, 2026 | Vincent Sier

This post hoc analysis of NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 assessed the effects on of evolocumab on 1,275 saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), 514 internal mammary artery grafts, and 39 radial artery grafts by using coronary computed tomography angiography...

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Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

October 15, 2026 | Vincent Sier

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 Babliak

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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 Sier

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 Staff

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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Infarct Exclusion Technique for Posterior Ischemic Ventricular Septal Defect in a Patient With Impella 5.5 Support

July 7, 2025 | Suguru Ohira…

The case involved a 69-year-old patient who presented with acute myocardial infarction. Catheterization showed triple vessel disease with an occluded right coronary artery (RCA). An intra-aortic balloon pump was placed....

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RIMA Inflow for Venous Sequential Graft in a Hostile Aorta

June 27, 2025 | Kumaresan Nagarajan…

Finding a heavily calcified and/or atheromatous aorta after sternotomy in a coronary bypass grafting (CABG) operation can be extremely unpleasant. The ideal treatment is a multiarterial off-pump surgery that avoids...

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Open Technique for Radial Artery Harvesting

June 26, 2025 | Amlan Rath…

This video is the third-place cardiac winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. After painting and draping, the...

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Surgical Technique of Exposing Intramyocardial Left Anterior Descending Artery

June 4, 2025 | Amitabh Satsangi…

Coronary arteries often follow a subepicardial trajectory, penetrating the myocardium only near their conclusion. Occasionally, a portion of the epicardial artery may have an intramural trajectory, commonly termed as a...