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

Coronary artery bypass grafting is the most commonly performed cardiac surgical
procedure. Conduit selection is crucial to achieving early optimal outcomes, with graft …

Importance Recent evidence has suggested that skeletonization of the internal thoracic
artery (ITA) is associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary …

OBJECTIVES We used individual patient data from 4 of the largest contemporary coronary
bypass surgery trials to evaluate differences in long-term outcomes when radial artery (RA) …

The treatment of left main (LM) coronary artery disease (CAD) requires complex decision-
making. Recent clinical practice guidelines provide clinicians with guidance; however …

Objectives Relative rates of early graft failure and conduit selection in coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) surgery remain controversial. Therefore, we sought to determine the …

Background Although coronary artery bypass grafting using bilateral internal thoracic
arteries (ITA) maximizes long-term survival, knowledge of the effect of different right ITA …

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is and continues to be the preferred
revascularization strategy in patients with multivessel disease. Graft selection has been …

Vein grafts are the most used conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), even
though many studies have suggested their lower patency compared to arterial alternatives …

There are two recognized internal mammary artery (IMA) harvesting techniques during
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): pedicled and skeletonized. This systematic review …