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Current Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization

Stuart J. Head, Milan Milojevic, David P. Taggart, John D. Puskas

Circulation · 2017

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Summary

Coronary artery bypass grafting remains one of the most commonly performed major surgeries, with well-established symptomatic and prognostic benefits in patients with multivessel and left main coronary artery disease. This review summarizes current indications, contemporary practice, and outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting. Despite an increasingly higher-risk profile of patients, outcomes have significantly improved over time, with significant reductions in operative mortality and perioperative complications. Five- and 10-year survival rates are ≈85% to 95% and 75%, respectively. A number of technical advances could further improve short- and long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. Developments in off-pump and no-touch procedures; epiaortic scanning; conduit selec

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.116.022572
Catalogue ID
SNmohbavoh-ounoiw
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