Harvesting the skeletonized internal mammary artery
Introduction Since the landmark paper from Loop et al. in 1986, the use of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) for revascularization of the left anterior ascending (LAD) artery is…
Harvesting the radial artery
Introduction The radial artery (RA) has been used in coronary artery bypass grafting since it was first introduced into clinical practice in the 1970s by Carpentier . It is a…
Surgical strategy in multiple arterial grafting
Failing to plan is planning to fail. Benjamin Franklin. The importance of the strategy and good clinical sense While the cutting-and-sewing part of coronary surgery is important, the real key…
Closing the gap between best evidence and common practice in surgical coronary revascularization: The rationale for superspecialization
In an effort to improve outcomes for patients with valvular heart disease, there has been a concerted push over the past decade toward the creation of “Heart Valve Centers” or…
