INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) offers arterial revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery especially in lesions unsuitable for percutaneous coronary interventions. By avoidance of sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass its invasivity is less than that of conventional bypass surgery. METHODS A literature search of all publi...

introduction : significant left main coronary artery stenosis jeopardizes the entire myocardium of the left ventricle and has the worst prognosis of any form of coronary artery disease. coronary-artery bypass grafting (cabg) has been considered as the standard therapeutic approach for such patients. there are limited data on the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (pc...

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome is an uncommon cause of ischemia recurrence after coronary artery bypass grafting. Endovascular treatment of subclavian artery stenosis or occlusion is increasingly common and appears to offer a safe and effective alternative to surgical revascularization. We report a case of recurrent angina after coronary artery bypass grafting for critical subclavian artery...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether revascularisation that is considered to be clinically appropriate is also cost effective. DESIGN Prospective observational study comparing cost effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention, or medical management within groups of patients rated as appropriate for revascularisation. SETTING Three tertiary care centres in Lond...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the routine of emergency centers around world, including in Brazil, where crisis affected volume major cardiac surgeries such as coronary artery bypass grafting. Objective To analyze impact on number surgical procedures for grafting Brazil. Methods An ecological, cross-sectional, quantitative, and descriptive study was conducted. Data period from J...

In stable patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary bypass operation (coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG]) has been found to be superior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents (DES) [1–3]. The finding is based on wellpowered randomized studies [4,5] and large-scale registries [6,7]. The superiority of CABG is demonstrated by lower shorta...

Bilateral coronary artery fistulas with the coronary artery stenosis are rare. In this case, we successfully performed closure of coronary artery fistulas with coronary artery bypass grafting. Furthermore, we were able to measure the flow in the coronary artery fistulas using transit-time flow measurement.

introduction: coronary endarterectomy is not a perfect procedure. however, it is sometimes the only available alternative for cardiac surgeons in patients suffering from diffuse coronary artery disease. according to a large volume of studies, coronary endarterectomy results (such as survival, recurrence of the symptoms of myocardial ischemia, and graft patency) are not as satisfactory as standa...

BACKGROUND This study attempted to identify the role of combined conventional and novel echocardiographic techniques in evaluation of left atrial (LA) function to predict the postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, subjects with sinus rhythm who were candidates for CABG were enrolled. Preoperative LA function was evaluated by conventional echocardiogra...

BACKGROUND Whether off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting has a late renal protective advantage over conventional coronary arterial bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass use is controversial. METHODS From 1997 to 2004, 2102 cases of isolated coronary arterial bypass grafting were collected and analyzed, 1116 (53%) in the cardiopulmonary bypass group and 986 (47%) in the off-pump coron...