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

Background—The purpose of this investigation was to determine optimal patient and target-
vessel characteristics to maximize arterial and venous graft patency on the basis of data …

BACKGROUND: Approximately 15% of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) occlude during the
first year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) despite aspirin use. The POPular …

Since first introduced in the mid-1960s, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has become
the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease. Surprisingly, the fundamental …

OBJECTIVES: Less-invasive options are available for surgical treatment of multivessel
coronary artery disease. We hypothesized that stenting combined with grafting of the left …

Atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology of many cardiovascular diseases. The formation
and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries results in angina and …

Background Single centre studies support No Touch (NT) saphenous vein graft (SVG)
harvesting technique. The primary objective of the SUPERIOR SVG study was to determine …

Objective Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting is safe and widely applicable,
and may be associated with fewer transfusions and infections, and better recovery than …

Introduction The efficacy of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery for patients with
ischemic heart disease is dependent on the patency of the selected conduit. The left internal …

Background—The best second arterial conduit for multiple arterial revascularization (MAR)
is still a matter of debate. Previous studies on the benefit of either using the radial artery (RA) …