Objective: This study aimed to examine the feasibility and safety of minimally invasive cardiac surgery coronary artery bypass grafting using an ultrasonically skeletonized internal thoracic artery in the authors’ initial experience.
Kazutoshi Tachibana, MD, PhD +6 more
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Risk factors and in-hospital mortality in Chinese patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: Analysis of a large multi-institutional Chinese database [PDF]
ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to delineate outcomes and to assess risk factors for in-hospital mortality among Chinese patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.MethodsFrom 2007 to 2008, a total of 9838 consecutive adult patients ...
Zheng, Zhe +5 more
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Standardizing the Definition and Analysis Methodology for Complete Coronary Artery Revascularization
Guideline‐based medical therapy is the foundation of treatment for individuals with coronary artery disease. However, revascularization with either percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting may be beneficial in patients with ...
Ziad A. Ali +12 more
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Coronary steal syndrome after coronary artery bypass for anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery. [PDF]
Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery found in a symptomatic 9-year-old boy was initially treated with coronary artery bypass grafting using a left internal mammary artery anastomoses to the left anterior descending coronary artery, but resulted ...
Jacobs, Marshall L +3 more
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Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo +19 more
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Successful Treatment of Whole Coronary Artery Spasm after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Coronary artery spasm after coronary artery bypass grafting is a rare but life-threatening condition. Herein, we report the case of a 77-year-old man who received off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
Akihiro Kobayashi +3 more
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Revascularisation versus medical treatment in patients with stable coronary artery disease: network meta-analysis. [PDF]
peer reviewedOBJECTIVE: To investigate whether revascularisation improves prognosis compared with medical treatment among patients with stable coronary artery disease.
Alfonso, Fernando +34 more
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Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention using second-generation drug-eluting stents with those of coronary artery bypass grafting among patients with multivessel disease and/or unprotected left main coronary ...
Kyriacos Papadopoulos +2 more
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The radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the standard surgical procedure for the treatment of advanced coronary artery disease. CABG surgery has been demonstrated to improve symptoms and, in specific subgroups of patients, to prolong life. Despite its success, the long-term outcome of coronary bypass surgery is strongly influenced by the fate of the ...
Nežić, D. +7 more
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Risk factors for deterioration of renal function after coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]
Objective: Various definitions of impairment of renal function after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are used in the literature. Depending on the definition, several risk factors are identified.
de Wolf, Andre +5 more
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