This single-center study assessed the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS-CABG) via left minithoracotomy in obese patients (BMI ≥30) compared to nonobese controls. Among 279 patients (2015–2023), 56 were obese.
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
September 11, 2025
September 4, 2025
This article examines the effects of adding ticagrelor to aspirin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for acute coronary syndrome.
July 10, 2025
This article highlights the results from the Ticagrelor in CABG (TiCAB) trial, which examined the use of Ticagrelor monotherapy in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared to aspirin. This study involved 752 patients.
April 17, 2025
This study compared the perioperative and longitudinal risk-adjusted outcomes of patients aged 65 and older with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease undergoing either coronary artery bypass grafting with surgical aortic valve replacement (CABG+SAVR) or percutaneous coronary intervention with transcatheter aortic valve repla
April 10, 2025
This population-based observational cohort study examined short-term postoperative outcomes for adults undergoing cardiac surgery in Australia, focusing on patients receiving kidney replacement therapy.
April 10, 2025
This ex vivo study used computational fluid dynamics to evaluate the hemodynamic effects of various degrees of stenosis in end-to-side anastomoses commonly found in coronary artery bypass grafting.
March 13, 2025
The VRECOVERY trial investigated the impact of virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy on postoperative pain, anxiety, and quality of recovery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery as a single-center randomized controlled trial. A total of 192 participants were allocated to either the intervention or control group.
March 6, 2025
The debate continues over long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) vs. coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and multivessel disease.
January 30, 2025
In this article, major international surgical societies (i.e., LACES, STS, AATS, ASCVTS) join EACTS in endorsing the recommendations of the 2024 ESC guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes. EACTS had already officially endorsed the guidelines at the time of their publication.
January 16, 2025
The development of robotic surgical systems in cardiac surgery has significantly impacted the field, reducing the invasive nature of certain cardiac surgical procedures in recent decades.