Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) has been performed for> 30 years. The
promotion of OPCAB was based on its potential benefits over some of the limitations of …

Transit time flow measurement (TTFM) allows quality control in coronary artery bypass
grafting but remains largely underused, probably because of limited information and the lack …

The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for elective percutaneous
coronary intervention [PCI] in patients with stable coronary disease” in 2000. In 2006 …

Feature Editor's Introduction—The diagnosis of postoperative myocardial ischemia in the
context of cardiac surgery remains challenging, and its management is a topic of ongoing …

Vascular bypass surgery takes a significant place in the treatment of vascular disease.
According to various assessments, this type of surgery is associated with almost 20% of all …

Indocyanine green videoangiography (ICG-VA) is a near-infrared range fluorescent marker
used for intraoperative real-time assessment of flow in cerebrovascular surgery. Given its …

Cardiac surgeons face a significant degree of uncertainty when deciding upon coronary
artery bypass graft configurations for patients with coronary artery disease. This leads to …

Objectives Flow competition between coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and native
coronary arteries is a significant problem affecting arterial graft patency. The objectives of …

Objective The impact of center case volume on mid-term postoperative outcome after
coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) is still controversial and requires …

Aim Examination of potentially avoidable issues in surgical deaths can provide a basis for
quality improvement. Perioperative technical factors in cardiac surgery may lead or …