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Outcomes and risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with low ejection fraction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ConclusionThe incidence of in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with low ejection fraction is correlated with several factors, including advanced age, LVEF, Glu, eGFR, and the standardized preoperative administration of oral nitrates and aspirin.

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Fast Fourier transform analysis of intraoperative transit-time flow measurement during coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

As the current guidelines on myocardial revascularization recommend, transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) is increasingly used for intraoperative graft flow analysis during coronary artery bypass grafting (CAB.

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Researchers reveal molecular mechanisms of different donor arteries for coronary artery bypass grafting

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a surgical procedure that improves blood flow to the heart tissue and can effectively treat myocardial ischemia caused by coronary artery disease.

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Diabetes

JAMA Cardiology

This prespecified subgroup analysis of the FAME 3 randomized clinical trial investigates the relative treatment effect of fractional flow reserve (FFR)guided percutaneous coronary intervention vs coronary artery bypass graft according to diabetes status with respect to major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events at 3 years.

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New Research Highlights Superior Long-Term Survival with Multi-Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Over Single Arterial Grafting

DAIC

Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:29 January 29, 2024 — A new study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, examines the ongoing controversy surrounding the choice between multi-arterial grafting (MAG) and single arterial grafting (SAG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel (..)

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Analysis of cardiac arrest after coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiac arrest after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a serious complication with low survival rate. The prognosis of patients with cardiac arrest in the general ward is worse than that in the intensi.

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Coronary artery bypass grafting in dialysis patients: a propensity score-matched analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patients undergoing dialysis treatment have long been recognized as having an elevated risk of developing coronary artery disease necessitating coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, the prognostic i.