Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is an operation to treat angina and to reduce the risk of a heart attack. Angina is chest pain caused by low oxygen levels to the heart due to narrowing or blockages known as coronary artery disease. The aim of the operation is to restore the blood supply to the heart. Read More...
Total Arterial CABG on a Beating heart without aortic manipulations should be the gold standard operation for Coronary Artery Disease that requires surgical intervention. This involves the use of multiple arterial grafts (Internal Mammary artery, radial artery) used in various configurations to re-create normal anatomical and functional coronary blood flow. Handling of the ascending aorta is a leading cause of stroke and neurologic complications during conventional bypass surgery . Read More...
