Objectives To assess the benefits and risks of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
versus coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a meta-analysis of randomized …

Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines …

Background Silent brain infarcts (SBI) are increasingly being recognized as an important
complication of cardiac procedures as well as a potential surrogate marker for studies on …

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the standard of treatment for 3-
vessel and left main coronary disease, but is associated with an increased risk of post …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether the incidence of postoperative
stroke could be reduced by eliminating aortic clamping during coronary artery bypass …

Background The use of bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITA) in coronary artery bypass
graft surgery improves patient survival. The optimum BITA graft configuration is unknown …

Objective The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of patients exclusively
undergoing total arterial revascularization off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and to …

Stroke is one of the most devastating complications after coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG) surgery, entailing permanent disability, a 3–6 fold increased risk of mortality, an …

Introduction Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can be a catastrophic complication of cardiac
surgery previously without effective treatment. Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is a …

Cardiac surgery is increasingly performed in elderly patients, and whilst the incidence of
common risk factors associated with poorer outcome increases with age, recent studies …