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

785 Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Grafting trials (3,369 predominantly low-risk patients), no
significant differences were found for 30-day mortality between OPCAB and ONCAB (odds …

Objective To identify surgical revascularization techniques that minimize surgical risk and
maximize late survival in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting …

Background and aim Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent risk factor for developing coronary
artery disease which worsens the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery …

BACKGROUND: In symptomatic multivessel disease with left ventricular dysfunction,
coronary artery bypass surgery (CAB) is the conventional approach. This study assesses …

Objectives We conducted a single-center analysis on short-term outcomes and long-term
survival in actively treated diabetic patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass …

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a well-established procedure for
treating diabetic patients with multivessel disease, but extracorporeal circulation and …

The pathophysiology of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC) is not fully understood. This frequently
undiagnosed complication of chronic hyperglycemia leads to heart failure (HF). However, it …

Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been the most commonly used mechanical assist
circulatory device in many postcardiotomy low output disorders for decades. Mechanism of …

Abstract Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) experienced a resurgence in
the 1980s-2000s and developed steadily with improvement of the instrumentation and …