OBJECTIVES We attempted to answer the question, Is balloon angioplasty a reasonable alternative to repeat coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with previous coronary bypass graft surgery, medically refractory unstable angina and vein graft lesions? BACKGROUND Patients with medically refractory unstable angina need revascularization. Patients with previous coronary artery bypass gr...

conclusions this study shows that pci in symptomatic post cabg patients follows by high successful and low complication rate and positive impression on their cardiac symptoms and could reduce the need for redo cabg. it seems that there is no difference that pci is performing on svg or native vessel, the intervention itself improves the patients’ quality of life. patients and methods in this stu...

OBJECTIVE The use of automatic anastomotic devices in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is associated with lower patency rates in comparison to conventional anastomosis methods. This is thought to be caused by graft curvature occurring after closing of the chest wall. METHODS We evaluated 39 grafts in 28 patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery using the PAS-Port. ...

BACKGROUND Transesophageal echocardiography is widely used in cardiac surgery. Transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion and manipulation can injure the esophagus. CASE PRESENTATION A 76-year-old Asian man was admitted to our hospital for coronary artery bypass graft revascularization surgery. A right carotid endarterectomy was successfully performed 2 days before coronary artery bypas...

BACKGROUND The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) graft is the most important graft in coronary artery bypass graft surgery.1 The length of the LIMA is fixed and situations may arise when this is inadequate.2 This may not be apparent during the cardiopulmonary bypass until after the anastomosis has been performed and the lungs re-expanded. We d...

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical, angiographic, neurocognitive, and quality of life outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery with conventional coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN Randomised controlled clinical trial. SETTING Tertiary cardiothoracic centre in Middlesex, England. PARTICIPANTS 168 patients (27 women) requiring primary isol...

pericardial hemangioma is very rare and their coincidence with other visceral hemamgiomas is exceptional. we are reporting a 72-year-old man with an incidentally discovered pericardial hemangioma during coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) and mitral valve replacement surgery and a prior history of multiple hepatic cavernous hemangiomas. this case has been reported due to its extreme rarity. to ...

Internal mammary artery harvesting is an essential part of any coronary artery bypass operation. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass graft surgery has become reality in many centers as a safe and effective alternative to conventional surgery in selected patients. Internal mammary artery harvesting is the initial part of the procedure and should be performed equally safely if one wants to ...