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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Past and Future

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 14 , Page 1067-1069, October 1, 2024.

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Left Atrial Strain to Predict Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 17, Issue 1 , Page e015969, January 1, 2024. CONCLUSIONS:A presurgery global PALS <28% is a specific parameter to stratify patients at increased risk of POAF after coronary artery bypass graft. P<0.001).CONCLUSIONS:A

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University Hospitals Now Performing Robotic Heart Bypass Surgeries

DAIC

This robot assists surgeons in performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a minimally invasive approach which leaves patients with less pain and a shorter recovery after surgery. They’re going to have more freedom from re-intervention, and they don't have to have a big sternotomy.”

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Abstract 4140489: COMPARE CABG: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Outcomes in On-Pump vs. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140489-A4140489, November 12, 2024. Background:Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can be performed using on-pump or off-pump techniques. The optimal approach remains debated. Studies with a sample size > 4000 were included.

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Retraction and Replacement of: Provider Care Team Segregation and Operative Mortality Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e000125, November 1, 2023.

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Referral Networks, Racial Inequity, and Hospital Quality for Open Heart Surgery

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Differences in the quality of hospitals where Black and White patients receive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery have been documented.

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Effects of Nicorandil, Isosorbide Mononitrate, or Diltiazem on Radial Artery Grafts After CABG: The Randomized ASRAB-Pilot Trial

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:The optimal antispastic treatment after coronary artery bypass grafting using radial artery (RA) grafts is controversial. versus 25.0%; difference, 5.6% [95% CI, 20.6% to 9.3%]) and isosorbide mononitrate versus diltiazem (18.2%