Background We aimed to elucidate current national multiarterial coronary bypass grafting
practice patterns and assess perioperative outcomes. Methods Isolated primary …

Despite the advantages of multiarterial grafting, saphenous vein (SV) configurations
predominate in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In addition, the benefits of radial …

Background We assessed volume-outcome relationships of resternotomy coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG). Methods We studied 1,362,218 first-time CABG and 93,985 …

In 2020, nearly 30,000 published references appeared in the PubMed for the search term
“cardiac surgery.” While SARS-CoV-2 affected the number of surgical procedures, it did not …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND There is concern that left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to
diagonal to left anterior descending artery (LAD) grafts may be more susceptible to failure …

Given varied insurance acceptances and differing pay between insurances, our objective
was to examine the number of California physicians enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid …

Objectives Retroperitoneal tumor resection commonly disturbs major vessels; therefore,
surgical teams can recruit vascular surgeons to prevent injuries and improve the prognosis …

Objectives: Despite its large diffusion and improvements in safety, the risks of complications
after cardiac surgery remain high. Published predictive perioperative scores (EUROSCORE …

The technique of surgical restoration of postischemically dilated left ventricles (SVR) has
almost disappeared from operating theaters after the Surgical Treatment of IsChemic Heart …

REPLY TO THE EDITOR: It is a great pleasure to respond to the letter by Shen and Che 1
reporting an elderly patient with straight back syndrome presenting with mainly cardiac …