Background There remains uncertainty regarding the second‐best conduit after the internal
thoracic artery in coronary artery bypass grafting. Few studies directly compared the clinical …

Blood vessels are subjected to mechanical loads of pressure and flow, inducing smooth
muscle circumferential and endothelial shear stresses. The perception and response of …

The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for elective percutaneous
coronary intervention [PCI] in patients with stable coronary disease” in 2000. In 2006 …

Background: Benefits of multiarterial versus single-arterial coronary bypass grafting (CABG)
are debated. Objectives: This study sought to compare long-term survival, morbidity, and …

Observational and randomized evidence shows that arterial grafts have better patency rates
than saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) in coronary artery bypass grafting. Observational studies …

Background We aimed to elucidate current national multiarterial coronary bypass grafting
practice patterns and assess perioperative outcomes. Methods Isolated primary …

Newborn mice and piglets exhibit natural heart regeneration after myocardial infarction (MI).
Discovering other mammals with this ability would provide evidence that neonatal cardiac …

Summary ACC/AHA [1], 2011 When anatomically and clinically suitable, use of a second
IMA to graft the left circumflex or right coronary artery (when critically stenosed and perfusing …

OBJECTIVES Saphenous vein graft (SVG) remains the predominant conduit used in
coronary surgery. The internal mammary artery has higher later term patency and confers …

OBJECTIVES Multi-arterial bypass grafting with bilateral internal thoracic (BITA-MABG) or
radial (RA-MABG) arteries improves long-term survival, but its increased complexity raises …