Remote Ischemic Preconditioning for CABG: An Investigator’s Perspective
CardioExchange’s John Ryan interviews Gerd Heusch about his study group’s randomized trial, published in the Lancet, of remote ischemic preconditioning before coronary artery bypass graft surgery. (See...
View ArticleNew Insights Into Surgery vs. Stents for Diabetics with Multivessel Disease
Last year the large NHLBI FREEDOM trial demonstrated that coronary-artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery was superior to PCI when treating diabetic patients who have multivessel coronary disease. CABG...
View ArticleInternal Mammary Artery Grafting During CABG: How Common, How Effective?
CardioExchange’s John Ryan interviews Mark A. Hlatky about his research group’s analysis of the prevalence and effectiveness of internal mammary artery grafting during CABG procedures performed in...
View ArticleStents Lose in Comparisons with Surgery and Medical Therapy
Despite the enormous increase in the use of stents in recent decades, there is little or no good evidence comparing their use to the alternatives of CABG surgery or optimal medical therapy in patients...
View ArticleHospital Quality Helps Explain Some Racial Disparities in CABG Outcomes
It has long been known that racial disparities exist in health care. A large body of research has found that nonwhite patients have worse outcomes than whites. But it has been difficult to understand...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: June 9th
CardioExchange is pleased to reprint this selection from Dr. Richard Lehman’s weekly journal review blog at BMJ.com. Selected summaries are relevant to our audience, but we encourage members to engage...
View ArticleIs It Safe to Offer PCI at VA Centers Without On-Site Cardiothoracic Surgery?
CardioExchange’s Harlan M. Krumholz interviews Thomas M. Maddox about his research group’s study of post-PCI outcomes at VA centers with or without on-site cardiothoracic surgery. The article is...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: September 29th
CardioExchange is pleased to reprint this selection from Dr. Richard Lehman’s weekly journal review blog at BMJ.com. Selected summaries are relevant to our audience, but we encourage members to engage...
View ArticleBetter Than BEST? An Observational Comparison of PCI and CABG for Multivessel...
The CardioExchange Editors interview Sripal Bangalore, lead author of an observational study comparing CABG with everolimus-eluting stent PCI in patients with multivessel coronary disease. The study...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 30th
CardioExchange is pleased to reprint this selection from Dr. Richard Lehman’s weekly journal review blog at BMJ.com. Selected summaries are relevant to our audience, but we encourage members to engage...
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