All operations were performed by the same surgical team using cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) was usually used to graft the left anterior ...

Introduction: The internal thoracic artery is commonly used as a graft in coronary artery bypass grafting. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether papaverine prevents vasoconstriction caused by ...

Background To assess optimal timing for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), all patients undergoing CABG without associated procedures at our ...

Femoral popliteal bypass. The surgeon reaches the femoral artery through a large cut (incision) in the upper leg. A vein taken from another area in your leg is attached above and below the blockage.

For common femoral artery disease, surgical endarterectomy is the standard of care because it is highly effective with low perioperative risk. For femoropopliteal disease, decision between surgical ...