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Fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio in coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis and practice review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Both indexes have been extensively validated in clinical trials in guiding revascularisation in patients with stable ischaemic heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with improved clinical outcomes. However, the role of these tools in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is less clear.

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Influence of preoperative HbA1c levels on the occurrence of postoperative complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

To explore the impact of preoperative HbA1c levels on postoperative complications in coronary heart disease patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

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Is Anemia Common After Heart Bypass Surgery?

MIBHS

Heart bypass surgery, formally known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, is a life-saving procedure that helps improve blood flow to the heart when coronary arteries become blocked or narrowed. What is Heart Bypass Surgery?

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PO-02-002 DEVICE ALGORITHM FACILITATED SHORT-LONG-SHORT SEQUENCE RESULTING IN POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA: A CASE STUDY

HeartRhythm

This patient, a 77-year-old male with a history of ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery bypass grafts, had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implanted in 2020.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

Coming: Risk Calculators for Aorta, Adult Congenital, and General Thoracic The STS has additional enhancements in the pipeline, including risk models and calculators for aorta surgery and adult congenital heart disease, as well as general thoracic procedures focused on lung and esophageal cancer.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58). 10 The 2014 ACC/AHA guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease , referencing this article, gives this recommendation: "CLASS IIb 1.

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Does Erectile Dysfunction Improve After Bypass Surgery?

MIBHS

One of the most effective treatments for severe coronary artery disease, a type of cardiovascular disease, is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a procedure designed to restore blood flow to the heart. But does coronary artery bypass surgery also improve erectile capacity?