...Yuguang Ge; Lin Xia; Lu Wang; Zhonglu Yang; Yuji Zhang; Yejun Du; Entao Zhou; Hui Jiang Introduction: The present study sought to analyze the learning curve of no-touch vein harvesting technique in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Logarithmic curve fitting was used...

...Ivar Risnes; Pål Aukrust; Runar Lundblad; Thor Ueland; Stein Erik Rynning; Eivind Solheim; Sahrai Saeed Background: Deep sternal wound/mediastinitis is a rare but feared complication in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients and seems to increase the risk of cardiac death, and is also...

... years. MACCEs, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; HR, hazard ratio. Fig. 3. Cumulative risk of all-cause mortality, nonprocedural myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and stroke (MACCE...

... adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events Unprotected left main coronary artery disease Coronary artery bypass grafting Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common ischemic cardiovascular disorder and the leading cause of cardiovascular deaths [ 1 ]. Among various anatomical types of CAD...

...Yi Lin; Chentao Luo; Yunqing Shi; Runhua Ma; Qi Xia; Wenjun Ding Objective: We aimed to study the effect of cariporide (CP) on protecting the saphenous vein and the role of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Background: The saphenous vein is the main...

... the subclavian artery causes the reversal of flow in the LIMA so that it essentially steals blood from the myocardium. In order to avoid this complication, many surgeons now opt to either revascularize the stenotic subclavian artery prior to coronary artery bypass grafting or to use an alternate vessel...

...: In 63 (32 diabetic and 31 control) patients having off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG), including the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) and the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), TDI measurements were performed before operation (baseline), 5 min after LIMA-LAD...

... a role for miR-133 but not miR-1 in the adaption to and/or remodeling of the ischemic heart. Eighty-three patients scheduled to undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting were enrolled in this study following approval of the local ethics committee and having given written informed consent...

...Behnood Bikdeli; Seyed-Ahmad Hassantash; Mihan Pourabdollah; Shadi Kalantarian; Maryam Sadeghian; Haleh Afshar; Shahram Sabeti; Mehrab Marzban; Hossein Ahmadi; Foroozan Mohammadi Objectives: Vein graft disease is a major drawback of coronary artery bypass grafting. However, histopathologic studies...

...Shuai Zheng; Zhe Zheng; Jianfeng Hou; Shengshou Hu Objective: The clinical outcomes for unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and drug-eluting stents (DES) are still controversial. The objective was to compare safety and efficacy between DES...

...Kyomars Abbasi; Keivan Shalileh; Maryam Sotudeh Anvari; Shahram Rabbani; Abolfazl Mahdanian; Seyed Hosein Ahmadi; Naghmeh Moshtaghi; Namvar Movahedi; Abbasali Karimi Objectives: Graft stenosis is a major complication of coronary artery bypass grafting with autologous saphenous vein grafts. Nitric...

...Nikolaos Bonaros; Thomas Schachner; Dominik Wiedemann; Armin Oehlinger; Elisabeth Ruetzler; Gudrun Feuchtner; Christian Kolbitsch; Corinna Velik-Salchner; Guy Friedrich; Othmar Pachinger; Guenther Laufer; Johannes Bonatti Objectives: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with long...

.... QRS scoring Coronary artery bypass grafting Hibernation Necrosis Perioperative infarction Long-term survival CARDIOLOGY Cardiovascular Surgery Cardiology 1997;88:333-339 Received: June 6.1996 Accepted: June 11. 1996 L. Holmvanga b F. Lyckab P. Clemmensena V. Beharb C. M aynardc P. Grandea G. S...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Coronary artery bypass grafting Percutaneous coronary intervention...

... bypass (TECAB) was combined with PTCA and stenting for treatment of multivessel disease. Hybrid coronary revascularization is a combination of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and catheter based coronary intervention for treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease. Mostly a left internal...

... the risk for arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease. This study evaluated the effects of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on heart rate variability and QT interval dynamicity in subjects with coronary artery disease undergoing elective CABG surgery. Methods: The study group consisted...

... percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, there has been a paucity of trials in the recent literature that have compared the outcomes of patients with multivessel CAD and low EF who undergo PCI or CABG. This review examines some of the clinical trials...

...) (balloon), PCI (stent), or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Patients were divided into three groups according to the treatment strategy applied during the first 30 days of enrolment. Patients who did not undergo a percutaneous or surgical coronary intervention were classified as medically...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Coronary artery disease Revascularisation Laser Coronary artery bypass grafting...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chest pain Dyspnea Improvement Coronary artery bypass grafting Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a widely used method of revascularization for symptomatic coronary artery disease. The long-term survival and relief...