
ARTICLES ON ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Early Extubation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: It’s Not the Destination, It’s the Journey
A single-center study evaluated the outcomes of early extubation in the operating room (OR) compared to intensive care unit (ICU) extubation in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery.
Multiplying Arterial Graft Anastomoses: The Role of Composite and Sequential Grafts
This study evaluates the patency of the internal mammary artery (IMA) graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) based on different IMA graft configurations: standalone, composite, and sequential.
Do We Need to Revascularize a Chronically Occluded Right Coronary Artery?
A single-center Japanese study analyzing the outcomes of revascularization, specifically regarding clinical results and graft patency, in chronically occluded right coronary arteries during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Ventricular Dysfunction, Viability, and Revascularization: The Never-Ending Story
This literature review addresses the role of viability studies in the indication for revascularization and the prognosis of patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, proposing a new decision algorithm for managing this clinical scenario.
Management of adults with anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries
Systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence on the treatment of adults with anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries
Does a good state of physical and mental health impact mortality when comparing surgical and percutaneous revascularization?
This SYNTAXES substudy investigates the relationship between preprocedural physical and mental health and 10-year mortality in patients who have undergone coronary revascularization, either surgically or percutaneously.
Current Management of Post-Infarction VSD: An Established Paradigm Shift?
This article examines the findings from a survey conducted across 39 European centers regarding current clinical practices in the management of post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Coronary Disease Revascularization in Stable Patients: Repeating Past Mistakes
Position Statement and Commentary by STS and AATS on the 2023 ACC/AHA Chronic Coronary Syndrome Revascularization Guidelines.
Consensus on Graft Use in Revascularization Surgery: Crossing Borders
Consensus document from EACTS and STS on indications and surgical management of different graft types in coronary revascularization surgery.
Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization: The Appetizer of New Clinical Guidelines
A joint consensus document by the ESC and EACTS updates the recommendations of the 2018 guidelines regarding revascularization in patients with left main coronary artery disease.