Commentary: When possible, revascularize all the important coronary vessels at a minimum

[摘要] In patients with severe coronary atherosclerosis, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has consistently demonstrated superiority over medical therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention both in terms of survival and major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events.1,2 Complete revascularization (CR) is achieved more commonly with CABG than with percutaneous coronary intervention and is one of the contributing factors to improved patient survival compared with incomplete revascularization.3 Yet, surgeons may encounter anatomical (heavily calcified, diffusely diseased small target vessels) and logistical (lack of suitable conduits or purposeful minimization of operative times in sick patients) challenges intraoperatively that may complicate the ability to achieve CR.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学