Radial-artery grafts outperform saphenous-vein grafts when used in CABG: The RADIAL trial
1. Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who received a radial-artery graft rather than a saphenous-vein graft (both groups ...
Tag: coronary bypass
Addition of ticagrelor to aspirin significantly increased graft patency after elective CABG
1. In this randomized controlled trial, saphenous vein graft patency after elective CABG was significantly improved in patients treated with ...
Levosimendan not effective in reducing postoperative low cardiac output syndrome in select heart surgery patients
1. Compared with placebo, levosimendan did not reduce the need for prolonged catecholamine infusion, use of left ventricular assist device, ...
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The FREEDOM trial: Coronary bypass graft vs. PCI in diabetic patients [Classics Series]
1. In patients with diabetes and multivessel disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was shown to be superior to percutaneous ...
No benefit of fibrinogen concentrate on intraoperative blood loss among patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery
1. Administration of fibrinogen concentrate in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery did not significantly reduce intraoperative blood loss. Evidence Rating ...
No significant difference found at 5-year follow-up between bilateral and single CABG: The ART trial
1. At 5-years of follow-up, there were no significant differences in the rates of mortality and cardiovascular outcomes when comparing ...
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Percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in treatment of unprotected left main stenosis (NOBLE): a prospective, randomised, open-label, ...
Early invasive strategy associated with reduced cardiac death after acute coronary syndrome
1. From a cohort study of Danish patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome, early invasive revascularization interventions were associated with ...
No difference in kidney function with “on” vs “off-pump” coronary bypass graft
1. Compared to patients treated with “on-pump” coronary artery bypass grafting, patients treated with “off-pump” surgery demonstrated a decreased rate ...
Use of cardiac stem cell factors linked with positive coronary bypass outcome
Image: PD 1. High circulating IGF-1 and several cardiac stem cell (CSC) markers correlate with positive ventricular remodeling after revascularization. ...