Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an established therapy for obstructive cardiovascular disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy. Utilization of the left-internal mammary artery as a graft has been a particularly successful aspect of CABG due to impressively durable patency rates. Despite this, adoption of bilateral mammary artery grafting has lagged in surgical practice. The Arterial Revascularization […]
Category: Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Long-term survival benefit for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in ischemic cardiomyopathy
The Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial asked the important question whether coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy would provide a survival advantage over contemporary medical therapy alone. Reporting 5-year data in 2011, the study reported no significant difference but did demonstrate a tantalizing divergence in survival […]
Long-term survival benefit for CABG in ischemic cardiomyopathy
The STICH trial asked the important question whether CABG in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy would provide a survival advantage over contemporary medical therapy alone. Reporting 5-year data in 2011, the study reported no significant difference but did demonstrate a tantalizing divergence in survival graphs between 2 and 5 years, which appeared to be increasing […]