Coronary subclavian steal syndrome is an uncommon cause of ischemia recurrence after coronary artery bypass grafting. Endovascular treatment of subclavian artery stenosis or occlusion is increasingly common and appears to offer a safe and effective alternative to surgical revascularization. We report a case of recurrent angina after coronary artery bypass grafting for critical subclavian artery...

Significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is present in up to 50% of patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). Although numerous databases have shown that the addition of bypass grafting to an aortic valve replacement (AVR) nearly doubles the mortality, surgical series have shown that leaving significant coronary stenosis untreated increases AVR mortality.1–4 Thus, the standard of care fo...

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 ...

The surgical management of porcelain aorta in patients requiring aortic valve replacement or coronary artery surgery carries a high morbidity and mortality and remains controversial. We report a successful transapical aortic valve implantation in combination with on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a young patient with severe aortic stenosis, left main coronary artery disease and porcela...

BACKGROUND Although chest drain insertion during coronary artery bypass grafting is a fairly standard procedure, however it may result in extremely rare complications. CASE PRESENTATION This is the first case being reported that demonstrates a pseudoaneurysm of superior epigastric artery resulting from chest drain insertion following coronary artery bypass grafting. CONCLUSION Adequate caut...

Between January 1979 and December 1981, 142 patients undergoing surgery to the right coronary artery agreed to have repeat coronary arteriography one year later. Thirty patients underwent combined endarterectomy and bypass grafting to the right coronary artery. The patency of these grafts was compared with that of grafts in 69 patients undergoing direct grafting to the right coronary artery and...

Background—Despite worse outcomes in diabetics after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, studies have not examined graft patency in this high-risk group. This study examined the impact of diabetes on graft patency, 1-year postcoronary artery bypass grafting, using data from a multicenter randomized trial. Methods and Results—The Radial Artery Patency Study enrolled 561 patients undergoing ...

Abstract: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial problem. Although hyperlipidemia (HLP), diabetes (DM), and hypertension (HTN) are known as the familial and cardiac risk factors, CABG is rare in the several members of a family. We reported the six members of a family who presented with MI and/or advanced angina pectoris during the 6 years. CABG(Coronary artery bypass graft) considere...

BACKGROUND Despite worse outcomes in diabetics after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, studies have not examined graft patency in this high-risk group. This study examined the impact of diabetes on graft patency, 1-year postcoronary artery bypass grafting, using data from a multicenter randomized trial. METHODS AND RESULTS The Radial Artery Patency Study enrolled 561 patients undergoin...