Background There is a paucity of data on the trends and outcomes of reoperative coronary
artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery during the current decade in the United States. Methods …

BACKGROUND: Hospital mortality for reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is
approaching that of primary CABG. This raises two questions:(1) has experience neutralized …

Background Fewer patients are undergoing reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG). We investigated the prevalence of redo vs primary CABG and previous …

Background The purpose of this analysis was to examine the trends in patient characteristics
and outcomes in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) over a 12 …

Over the past 48 years, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been among the most
studied procedures in all of medicine. In part, this has been because CABG is a high …

Background Owing to an inevitable degeneration of grafts over time, patients may require
consideration for repeat coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. As our understanding …

Background: Significant advances in surgical techniques and postsurgical care have been
made in the last 10 years. The goal of this study was to evaluate any decline in the age …

OBJECTIVE: The present study evaluated the evolving trends and outcomes of patients
undergoing isolated reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting at Society of Thoracic …

Background—Data are sparse on long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG) surgery. We examined short-term and long-term mortality of patients undergoing …

There is growing evidence in support of coronary complete revascularization (CR).
Nonetheless, there is no universally accepted definition of CR in patients who undergo …