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Coronary disease

Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair Through Left Thoracotomy Approach
November 20, 2018
The authors present an operative video of a left ventricular aneurysm repair via a left thoracotomy approach in a patient who had undergone prior coronary bypass surgery and had patent bypass grafts.
Randomized Trial of Endoscopic or Open Vein-Graft Harvesting for Coronary-Artery Bypass
November 15, 2018
An interesting randomized controlled trial asserting robustly that endoscopic harvesting of saphenous vein is: (1) better for leg dehiscence and (2) at least noninferior for MACE compared to the conventional open "full touch" method.
In Global News: Stage IV Lung Cancer Patient Completes IRONMAN, Youngest Person in USA to Receive Heartmate 3, and Carpal Tunnel Link to Cardiac Amyloidosis
October 19, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest The Boston Marathon race director, who has run the marathon 46 straight times, underwent triple bypass surgery last Friday at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital.
The 32nd EACTS Annual Meeting Live on CTSNet
October 17, 2018
Find it here: the 32nd EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy
In Global News: Wearable Ultrasound Patch to Monitor Blood Pressure in Deep Arteries, GALILEO Trial Halted, and CABG With Radial Artery Grafts
October 12, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest A family in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, whose 13-month-old daughter was born with pulmonic stenosis, has adopted a dog with the same congenital heart defect.  
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries: the Leipzig Experience
October 10, 2018
This institutional series from Leipzig Heart Centre presents results from 15 years of bilateral internal thoracic artery usage in off-pump CABG (OPCABG).
Optimal Strategy for High Risk Coronary Patients: Off Bypass
October 4, 2018
Umberto Benedetto of the Bristol Heart Institute in the UK presents a discussion on the benefits of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery for high risk patients.
In Global News: World Heart Day, Treating Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda, and TAVR Versus SAVR at TCT
September 28, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest Saturday, September 29 is World Heart Day! This year’s theme is “My Heart, Your Heart.”
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Bypass Surgery for Unprotected Left Main Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
September 25, 2018
Meta-analysis of composite death/myocardial infarction/stroke/repeat revascularization outcome in 4700 patients across six randomized controlled trials is presented. Percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with a higher risk of the composite outcome in all SYNTAX score tertiles as well as increased risk of repeat revascularization.
In Global News: Cyclist Will Bike 50-Mile Race Two Months After Quintuple Bypass Surgery, AI Tool to Diagnose Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and On-Pump Versus Off-Pump CABG
September 21, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest A man who received quintuple bypass surgery in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, plans to cycle a 50-mile race only two months later.

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