Importance Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death globally. Coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are the …

Background: The comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients in whom both procedures are …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods …

BACKGROUND: Although some trials have reported that on-pump coronary artery bypass
graft (CABG) surgery may be associated with higher rates of stroke than percutaneous …

OBJECTIVE: During coronary surgery, proximal vein graft anastomoses have been
performed by using an aortic partial occlusion clamp to allow for a hand-sewn anastomosis …

Background Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) replaces obstructed vessels with
ones from other parts of the body. Alternatively, obstructions are remodelled using catheter …

OBJECTIVES: The C-Port System (Cardica, Inc, Redwood City, Calif) integrates in one tool
all functions necessary to enable rapid automated distal coronary anastomoses. The goal of …

Objectives. To assess the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and the change in the NYHA
class after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention …

BACKGROUND: Two decade-old studies of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) patients
documented a 25% to 35% incidence of postoperative hyperbilirubinemia, associated with …

Aims Although drug-eluting stents have assumed a dominant role in interventional
cardiology, concern has been raised about the potential for long-term adverse outcomes …