OBJECTIVE In redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), repeat median sternotomy is a routine approach when the graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is occluded. However, it is important to avoid injury to the patent graft to LAD during repeat sternotomy. We retrospectively reviewed our cases to assess our combined strategy for a safer redo CABG. METHODS The study group compri...

conclusions gargling a green tea solution, an anti-inflammatory, natural, and harmless substance, can reduce the pain of sore throat in patients after endotracheal extubation. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of green tea gargling on sore throat after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). patients and methods this was a single-blind, randomized clinical trial, in...

BACKGROUND Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting has been accused of possibly compromising graft patency. Sixteen slice computed tomography has shown good diagnostic accuracy in the assessment of coronary bypass graft patency when compared with conventional coronary artery angiography and is less invasive. The study hypothesis is that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed without ...

Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome represents a reversal of blood flow in left internal mammary artery. The most common cause of the syndrome is atherosclerotic disease in the ipsilateral, proximal subclavian artery. We present a case of 72 years old male, who developed severe anginal and neurological complaints three years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery(CABG).

Regardless of operator expertise and the development of novel interventional devices, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) is still challenging, but has contributed to higher procedural success rates in the current era of rapid change[1,2]. Previous studies indicated that a history of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) impacts the procedure success...

The purpose of this review is to outline the most common objections about robotic coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), often expressed by cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, and administrators who have little direct knowledge of the procedure. The summarized objections include the high intraoperative costs of robotic versus traditional CABG, a prolonged and difficult learning curve for members of ...

this article describes coronary artery bypass grafting by avlliath jay akrishnan et al. one of the most common reason for coronary artery bypass grafting is narrowing coronary arteries because of atherosclerosis. atherosclerosis causes chest pain (angina pectoris), myocardial infarction and sudden death. the aim of coronary artery bypass grafting is to release pain, prevention of myocardial inf...

To the Editor: In their article on coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG), Alexander and Smith (May 19 issue)1 state that “the usefulness of FFR [fractional flow reserve] in selecting patients with multivessel coronary artery disease for CABG or in identifying bypass graft targets in patients undergoing CABG has not been studied.” However, a prospective study by Botman et al.2 showed a relation...