Graft failure occurs in a sizeable proportion of coronary artery bypass conduits. We herein
review relevant current evidence to give an overview of the incidence, pathophysiology, and …

Occlusive arterial disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Aside
from balloon angioplasty, bypass graft surgery is the most commonly performed …

Internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) should be used to bypass the left anterior descending (LAD)
artery when bypass of the LAD is indicated (class of recommendation [COR] I, level of …

Background: Vein graft occlusion is deemed a major challenge in coronary artery bypass
grafting. Previous studies implied that the no-touch technique for vein graft harvesting could …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, and its prevalence is
rising. 1, 2 The implications of a diagnosis of DM are as severe as a diagnosis of coronary …

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

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to present radial and saphenous vein graft (SVG)
occlusion results more than 5 years following coronary artery bypass surgery. Background …

Surgical treatment for angina pectoris was first proposed in 1899. Decades of experimental
surgery for coronary artery disease finally led to the introduction of coronary artery bypass …

Preamble The finalized document was endorsed by the EACTS Council and STS Executive
Committee before being simultaneously published in the European Journal of Cardio …

OBJECTIVES There is a lack of unequivocal evidence basis for selecting the best second
conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We thus aimed to perform head-to-head …