Introduction Coronary artery bypass grafting forms the bulk of a cardiac surgeon′ s
workload. An extensive amount of research has been undertaken to improve the outcomes …

Background: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) comprises 15–30% of all
bypass grafting surgeries. The currently available perioperative scores such as Euroscore …

Objective As the population ages, increasing number of older patients are undergoing adult
cardiac surgery. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of age on postoperative …

Background As the era of big data analytics unfolds, machine learning (ML) might be a
promising tool for predicting clinical outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive …

Background Preoperative coronary artery disease risk factors (CADRFs) distribution and
pattern may also have an important role in determining major adverse cardiovascular events …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains one of the leading causes of death globally. In the
United States of America, in 2016, 19% of all patients under the age of 65 died of …

Background: Coronary revascularization is recommended to treat ischemic cardiomyopathy.
However, the relations of revascularization-associated ejection fraction (EF) change to …

Background Cardiothoracic surgery is one of the more highly litigated medical specialties,
and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) constitutes a substantial portion of …

Studies have shown that patients with radiation therapy-associated coronary artery disease
tend to have worse outcomes with percutaneous revascularization. Previous irradiation has …

The etiology of coronary artery disease (CAD) is multifactorial, stemming from both
modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors such as age. Several studies have reported the …