In this study, the authors identify a number of markers in cardiac stem cells obtained from 38 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting which appear to predict positive myocardial remodelling at 12 months following surgery
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June 8, 2014
June 5, 2014
This large-scale study evaluated kidney function postoperatively and at 1 year after either on-pump or off-pump isolated first time CABG. Nearly 3000 pts were enrolled over a 2 year period. Outcomes were a >50% increase in creatinine within 30 days of operation (AKI) and >20% loss of GFR at 1 year. Off-pump bypass was associated with a lower
June 4, 2014
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been considered the standard of care for patients with three-vessel disease (3VD), but long-term comparative results from randomized trials of CABG vs. percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents (DES) remain limited.
June 2, 2014
This video is part of a series demonstrating cardiothoracic surgery performed by left-handed surgeons. This video shows a left-handed proximal anastomosis.
June 1, 2014
This multi-centre registry study assessed peri-operative and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) who had previous undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The study included 113 patients who underwent AVR after previous CABG across seven centres between 2000-2013.
May 29, 2014
This study assessed nonfatal outcomes comparing CABG to PCI for pts with multivessel CAD identified in national registries. The outcome was the composite of death, MI, or stroke. Registry data were linked to Medicare data to obtain outcomes and pts were propensity score matched. The authors identified a total of 86,244 CABG and 103,549 PCI pts. A
May 6, 2014
This video is part of a series demonstrating cardiothoracic surgery performed by left-handed surgeons. This video shows a left-handed PDA distal anastomosis.
April 26, 2014
The new expert opinion paper by the ESC working on the optimal strategy for antiplateletet therapy in patients undergoing CABG
April 24, 2014
This article compares clinical adverse events after percutaneous intervention with drug‐eluting stents (DESs) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with ESRD. Early mortality is lower with DESs compared with coronary artery bypass in patients with ESRD. Rate of reintervention is significantly higher in the DES cohort.
April 24, 2014
Long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafting: off-pump versus on-pump strategies JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 04/18/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article