Comparison of coronary-artery bypass surgery and stenting for the treatment of multivessel disease.
BACKGROUND The recent recognition that coronary-artery stenting has improved the short- and long-term outcomes of patients treated with angioplasty has made it necessary to reevaluate the relative benefits of bypass surgery and percutaneous interventions
P. Serruys+11 more
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Perioperative management of adult patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery: a literature review [PDF]
Purpose of review Coronary artery bypass grafting, revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention, and heart valve surgery are crucial therapeutic interventions for patients with various cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this literature
Nair Naiara Barros de Vasconcelos+13 more
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Socioeconomic Status Correlates with the Prevalence of Advanced Coronary Artery Disease in the United States [PDF]
Background: Increasingly studies have identified socioeconomic factors adversely affecting healthcare outcomes for a multitude of diseases. To date, however, there has not been a study correlating socioeconomic details from nationwide databases on the ...
Bashinskaya, Bronislava+4 more
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CASS includes a multicenter patient registry and a randomized controlled clinical trial. It is designed to assess the effect of coronary artery bypass surgery on mortality and selected nonfatal end points.
L. Wilkins
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Medikal Tedavi ile İyileşen Yaygın, İdiyopatik, Tekrarlayan Spontan Koroner Arter Diseksiyonu
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of sudden cardiac death and acute coronary syndrome, and mainly affects young female. Treatment of this condition depends on the clinical features, hemodynamic and angiographic findings of the ...
Fahri Çakan+3 more
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Outcomes of concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting at teaching hospitals versus nonteaching hospitals [PDF]
ObjectiveHospitals with a high volume and academic status produce better patient outcomes than other hospitals after complex surgical procedures. Risk models show that concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting pose a ...
Bakaeen, Faisal G.+6 more
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On-pump versus off-pump coronary-artery bypass surgery.
BACKGROUND Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) has traditionally been performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump CABG). CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump CABG) might reduce the number of complications related to the heart ...
A. Shroyer+8 more
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Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease.
BACKGROUND Patients with obstructive left main coronary artery disease are usually treated with coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). Randomized trials have suggested that drug-eluting stents may be an acceptable alternative to CABG in selected ...
G. Stone+32 more
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BackgroundThe safety of perioperative hyperoxia is currently unclear. Previous studies in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery suggest reduced myocardial damage when avoiding extreme perioperative hyperoxia (>400 mmHg).
B. Smit+12 more
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Referral for coronary artery revascularization procedures after diagnostic coronary angiography: Evidence for gender bias? [PDF]
Objectives. We sought to determine whether there is a gender bias in the selection of patients for coronary revascularization once the severity of the underlying coronary artery disease has been established with angiography.Background.
Bailey, Kent R.+5 more
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