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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.046 | DOI Listing |
Ann Thorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
October 2024
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
Surgical coronary bypass has evolved continually, and most analyses currently favor performing coronary grafts with autologous living arterial conduits to obtain better long-term patencies and clinical outcomes. With bilateral internal mammary artery grafts and both radial arteries, 4 excellent arterial conduits exist for creating "all-arterial" revascularization in the majority of multivessel disease patients, including those with valve disorders. Using contemporary surgical techniques, it is possible to obtain greater than 95% overall early graft patencies that translate into better late outcomes, including improved survival, freedom from myocardial infarction, fewer percutaneous coronary interventions, and redo coronary bypass procedures.
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July 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Background: Multi-arterial grafting (MAG) with bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITAs) is superior to single internal thoracic artery (ITA) and veins, however, sternal wound infection (SWI) is a deterrent to using BITA, especially in diabetic and obese patients. Sternal-sparing approaches, including robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB), may mitigate this risk. We reviewed outcomes of robotic TECAB with BITA grafting.
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August 2024
Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories (CORELAB), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA; Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address:
Background: Multi-arterial coronary bypass grafting with the left internal mammary artery as a conduit has been shown to offer superior long-term survival compared to single-arterial coronary bypass grafting. Nevertheless, the selection of a secondary conduit between the right internal mammary artery and the radial artery remains controversial. Using a national cohort, we examined the relationships between the right internal mammary artery and the radial artery with acute clinical and financial outcomes.
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