The primary hypothesis of the ROMA trial is that in patients undergoing primary isolated non-
emergent coronary artery bypass grafting, the use of 2 or more arterial grafts compared with …

More than 4.2 billion inhabitants populate the Asia-Pacific region. Acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) is now a major cause of death and disability in this region with in-hospital mortality …

Coronary artery bypass grafting is the most common cardiac surgery operation performed
worldwide. It is the most effective revascularization method for several categories of patients …

Background: Little evidence shows whether a third arterial graft provides superior outcomes
compared with the use of 2 arterial grafts in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass …

Deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) continue to be an infrequent but potentially
devastating complication after cardiac surgical procedures. Its prevalence is more after …

Background Bilateral internal mammary arterial (BIMA) grafts have repeatedly demonstrated
superior outcomes compared with single IMA (SIMA) after coronary artery bypass grafting …

Materials and Methods Both clinical and procedural data, as well as clinical outcomes data
during hospital stay, were collected based on case report forms that used a standard set of …

Patients with major or symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) commonly undergo
revascularization—either with CABG surgery, which has been the mainstay of …

Background—The preferred revascularization strategy for diabetic patients with acute
coronary syndromes and multivessel coronary artery disease is uncertain. We evaluated the …

Background We sought to identify the trends in bilateral internal thoracic artery use and
determine the degree to which the survival advantage of bilateral internal thoracic artery …