Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and is associated with poor outcome. Increased hospital procedure volume has been associated with better outcomes. However, the impact of hospital CABG volume on AKI needing dialysis (AKI-D) is less clear. We designed this study to examine (i) the impact of number of annual CABG procedures per hospital (...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the one of the most effective revascularization strategies for patients with obstructive coronary artery disease. Total arterial revascularization using one or both internal thoracic and radial arteries has been shown to improve early outcomes and reduce long-term cardiovascular morbidity. Although CABG has evolved from an experimental procedure in the ...

M e t h o d s Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE/ Excerpta Medica, and Cochrane databases (1966 to August 2006); conference abstracts; and reference lists. Study selection and assessment: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing PCI with CABG and observational studies of ≥ 1000 patients. Studies comparing PCI or CABG with medical therapy, different types of PCI, or different types of CABG were ...

BACKGROUND Aspirin (ASA) has been shown to reduce postoperative coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) mortality and ischemic events; however, the timing of chronic ASA discontinuation before surgery is controversial because of concern about postoperative bleeding. We evaluated the effect of the timing of ASA discontinuation before CABG on major adverse cardiovascular outcomes and postoperative...

BACKGROUND The significance of right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), independent of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve procedures remains unknown. The aim of this study is to examine the significance of abnormal RVEF by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), independent of LVEF in predicting outcomes of patients underg...

s physicians take their patients through procedures, inluding coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and ercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), there will always e concern regarding adverse outcomes. Furthermore, there ill be interest in predicting outcomes in advance for each atient or for health care providers. Thus, multiple attempts ave been made to estimate risk based on observation...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether provider volume has an impact on the hazard of mortality for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients in Taiwan. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Multiple sources of linked data from the National Health Insurance Program in Taiwan. STUDY DESIGN The linked data were used to identify 27,463 patients who underwent CABG without concomitant angioplasty or valve ...

Few reports have focused on whether old diabetic patients had worse outcomes compared to old nondiabetics after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of old diabetic patients compared to old nondiabetics following isolated CABG. From January 2004 to December 2008, the relevant pre-, intra-, and postoperative materials of all CABG patients over 65 year...

OBJECTIVES In an attempt to reduce post-operative events we investigated a new therapeutic strategy consisting of a simultaneous hybrid revascularization by carotid artery stenting (CAS), immediately followed by an on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). BACKGROUND Preventing stroke and cardiovascular events after coronary artery revascularization in patients with elevated surgical risk ...

BACKGROUND Surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) is used in conjunction with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) to improve left ventricular function and clinical outcomes in selected patients with ischemic heart failure. The impact of SVR on quality of life (QOL) and medical costs is unknown. METHODS We compared CABG plus SVR with CABG alone in 1,000 patients with ischemic heart ...