You may also like
The Future:Therapy of Myocardial Protection
Recent studies have proposed that old, inexpensive drugs--in human use for decades (e.g., β-blockers and cyclosporine, among others)--can reduce ischemia/reperfusion injury, I/R injury, when administered intravenously before coronary opening. The demonstration of such a cardioprotective effect should have a significant impact in the care of AMI patients.
1 min read
A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Mid-Term Angiographic Outcomes for Radial Artery versus Saphenous Vein in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Currently, saphenous vein (SV) and radial artery (RA) are the most commonly used conduits in combination with the left internal mammary artery for conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1 min read
How I Choose Conduits and Configure Grafts for my Patients-Rationales and Practices
In this review article, we examined the current evidences and described our choice on coronary conduits and grafting strategies at our medical center.
1 min read