Coronary Artery

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Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Results From 19,000 Patients

July 9, 2026 | Thanakorn Rojanathagoon

This study examined the incidence, temporal trends, and long-term outcomes of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in a contemporary cohort of 19,316 patients undergoing cardiac surgery. POAF occurred in 32.8 percent of patients, with the highest...

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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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CTSNet Webinar: Unifying Revascularization Guidelines Across Continents and Specialties

January 22, 2025 | Faisal Bakaeen…

CTSNet hosted a webinar on January 18, 2025, featuring a transatlantic panel of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons discussing the topic “Unifying Revascularization Guidelines Across Continents and Specialties.” Panelists included cardiothoracic...

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CABG With a Long LAD Endarterectomy

December 23, 2024 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates the practice of a long LAD endarterectomy. He also showed his technique for removing all the valves from the vein and removing any...

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Undressing the “Full Metal Jacket”—A Case Report of Coronary Stentectomy

November 18, 2024 | Thais Faggion Vinholo…

Despite advancements in drug-eluting stents, in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a challenge for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), resulting in high rates of recurrence despite various interventions. Although percutaneous approaches, such as...

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Mitral Valve Replacement and Coronary Revascularization Via the Left Anterior Minithoracotomy

November 6, 2024 | Dmytro BabliakBronze Contributor…

This video is the second-place winner from CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. This video demonstrates a novel surgical technique...

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Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting for CABG

October 2, 2024 | Dmytro BabliakBronze Contributor

This video presents a case of endoscopic radial artery harvesting using a reusable retractor with an open CO2 insufflation system. The procedure was performed with the patient’s arm positioned at...

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Mitral Valve Repair and Repair of an Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Through an Upper Ministernotomy 

September 30, 2024 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

This patient in this video was a 55-year-old female who underwent a mitral valve repair for prolapse and had an anomalous right coronary artery as well. Dr. Vince Gaudiani begins...

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Open Harvesting Technique of the Radial Artery

August 21, 2024 | Ahmad Abugameh…

The radial artery has gained importance as a graft in coronary artery bypass surgery and is frequently considered a preferable alternative to the saphenous vein for additional grafting by surgeons...

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Guest Editor Series Webinar: Robotic-Assisted CABG Surgery—Techniques and Procedures

August 13, 2024 | Meeranghani Mohamed Yusuf…

To wrap up the CTSNet Guest Editor Series, “Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery—Techniques and Procedures,” Guest Editor Dr. M. M. Yusuf was joined by his colleagues to discuss each...

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