The aim of this study was to analyze if off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is associated with better treatment outcomes in elderly patients (>70 years of age) than on-pump CABG, using meta-analysis. Medline, PubMed, Cochrane and Google Scholar databases were searched until September 13, 2016. Sensitivity and quality assessment were performed. Twenty-two studies, three randomized con...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on the outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO). DESIGN Observational retrospective study. SETTING Three tertiary hospitals in the USA. PARTICIPANTS 1363 consecutive patients who underwent CTO PCI between 2006 and 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Procedural ...

Secondary coronary revascularizations can be required due to the progression of artery lesions and degeneration bypass grafts in long term after initial graft (CABG) surgery. It is therefore necessary clarify clinical characteristics these patients how improve their prognosis. Optimal medical treatments, including medications, smoking cessation, cardiac rehabilitation, are essential baseline ma...

F ollowing myocardial infarction, left ventricular (LV) remodeling is characterized by increased LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes (ESV) and decreased LV ejection fraction (EF) (1). This process is driven by elongation of infarcted zones and changes within the unaffected myocardium, including myocyte hypertrophy and interstitial collagen deposition. With medical therapy, revascularizati...

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who suffer persistent symptoms and reduced quality of life while receiving medical therapy are considered for revascularization.1 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are the most common methods of revascularization for symptomatic CAD. These two interventions can reduce ischemic symptoms such as angina o...

BACKGROUND During the past 2 decades, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has increased dramatically compared with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for patients with coronary artery disease. However, although the evidence available to all practitioners is similar, the relative distribution of PCI and CABG appears to differ among hospitals and regions. METHODS AND RESULTS We reviewe...

OBJECTIVES Cost-effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents (DES), and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) was analyzed in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease over a 5-year follow-up. BACKGROUND DES implantation reducing revascularization rate and associated costs might be attractive for health economics as compared to CABG. METHODS Co...