Survival after bilateral internal mammary artery in coronary artery bypass grafting: are women at risk?

FA Saraiva, N Girerd, RJ Cerqueira, JP Ferreira… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Most observational studies support long-term survival benefit after bilateral
internal mammary artery (BIMA) compared with single internal mammary artery (SIMA) …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis comparing bilateral internal mammary artery with left internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass grafting

AJ Weiss, S Zhao, DH Tian, DP Taggart… - Annals of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Increasing evidence continues to demonstrate a survival advantage for bilateral
internal mammary artery (BIMA) over left internal mammary artery (LIMA) for coronary artery …

Bilateral internal mammary artery grafts, mortality and morbidity: an analysis of 1 526 360 coronary bypass operations

S Itagaki, P Cavallaro, DH Adams, J Chikwe - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of bilateral internal
mammary artery (BIMA) on early outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Bilateral versus single internal mammary coronary artery bypass grafting in Sweden from 1997–2008

M Dalen, T Ivert, MJ Holzmann, U Sartipy - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Prior observational studies have suggested better outcomes in patients who
receive bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) during coronary artery bypass grafting …

Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting reverses the negative influence of gender on outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

PA Kurlansky, EA Traad, MJ Dorman… - European Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has historically demonstrated higher
hospital mortality in women compared with men. The influence of gender on long-term …

Propensity-matched analysis of bilateral internal mammary artery vs single internal mammary artery in 7702 cases of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting

A Saito, H Miyata, N Motomura, M Ono… - European Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES To evaluate early outcomes of bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA)
compared with single IMA (SIMA) in patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass …

Propensity matched analysis of bilateral internal mammary artery versus single left internal mammary artery grafting at 17-year follow-up: validation of a contemporary …

JB Grau, G Ferrari, AWC Mak, RE Shaw… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) remains widely underutilized in
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Although prior research has demonstrated a long …

Effect of bilateral internal mammary artery grafts on long-term survival: a meta-analysis approach

G Yi, B Shine, SM Rehman, DG Altman, DP Taggart - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although the potential survival benefit of bilateral internal mammary artery
(BIMA) grafting in comparison with single internal mammary artery (SIMA) grafting has been …

Coronary revascularization with single versus bilateral mammary arteries: is it time to change?

JP DeSimone, DJ Malenka, PW Weldner… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Arterial conduits are preferred to venous conduits for coronary artery bypass
grafting because of longer patency. A single internal mammary artery (SIMA) is used …

Bilateral internal mammary artery use for coronary artery bypass grafting remains underutilized: a propensity-matched multi-institution analysis

DJ LaPar, IK Crosby, JB Rich, MA Quader… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Bilateral internal mammary arterial (BIMA) grafts have repeatedly demonstrated
superior outcomes compared with single IMA (SIMA) after coronary artery bypass grafting …