Treatment of combined coronary and carotid artery disease

J Huh, MJ Wall Jr, ER Soltero - Current opinion in cardiology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Despite a large volume of data present in the literature, the treatment indications and
surgical options remain controversial. We currently advocate treatment of symptomatic …

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: the myth, the logic and the science

DL Ngaage - European Journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Coronary artery bypass grafting is a highly investigated surgical procedure and yet
continues to attract rigorous research aimed at reducing observed and potential morbidity …

Operative factors that contribute to post-operative atrial fibrillation: insights from a prospective randomized trial

GJ Murphy, R Ascione, M Caputo… - Cardiac electrophysiology …, 2003 - Springer
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication following cardiac surgery and is
associated with significant increases in postoperative morbidity, length of stay and cost of …

Is routine use of temporary epicardial pacing wires necessary after either OPCAB or conventional CABG/CPB?

JD Puskas, E Sharoni, WH Williams… - The Heart Surgery …, 2003 - journal.hsforum.com
Objectives: Placement of temporary epicardial pacing wires (PWs) after coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) is routine procedure in many centers, despite infrequent but significant …

Early and medium-term results after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery surgery: a propensity score analysis

A Boening, C Friedrich, J Hedderich… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Comparative publications on beating-heart off-pump coronary artery
bypass grafting (OPCAB) surgery versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting …

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease

MJ Mack - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2003 - Elsevier
Initial pioneering efforts of direct coronary artery bypass were all performed on a beating
heart. Although originally introduced into cardiac surgery for the repair of intracardiac …

微创心脏外科值得正视的几个问题

胡盛寿 - 中国微创外科杂志, 2003 - cqvip.com
微创心脏外科(Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, MICS) 是指使用有别于传统心脏外科的手术
方式, 以达到降低手术创伤和并发症, 加快患者恢复速度, 缩短住院时间和降低医疗费用的目的 …

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: is there a role in elderly patients?

JA Smith - ANZ journal of surgery, 2003 - search.ebscohost.com
OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING: IS THERE A ROLE IN ELDERLY
PATIENTS? Page 1 ANZ J. Surg. 2003; 73: 469–470 COMMENTARY Commentary OFF-PUMP …