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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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Endothelial MICU1 protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis by inhibiting mitochondrial calcium uptake

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Of clinical relevance, we observed decreased MICU1 expression in the endothelial layer covering human atherosclerotic plaques and in human aortic endothelial cells exposed to serum from patients with coronary artery diseases (CAD).

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Spontaneous avulsion of left internal mammary artery graft a complication of coronary artery bypass surgery: case report and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is a common procedure for managing multi-vessel coronary artery disease to revascularize the myocardium. Among the various conduits used, the left internal mammar.

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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.

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Propensity score-based comparison of high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting vs. left ventricular assist device implantation in patients with coronary artery disease and advanced heart failure

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ObjectivesRevascularization in patients with severely reduced left ventricular function and coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with a high perioperative risk.

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Whole exome sequencing and proteomics-based investigation of the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease with diffuse long lesion

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The long-term prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) with diffuse long lesion underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains worse. Here, we.

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Clinical and functional outcomes associated with pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is a surgical treatment for coronary artery disease aiming at improving symptoms and life expectancy. Despite this, there are pulmonary and functional complications that m.