Systematic bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: lessons learned from the CATHolic University EXtensive BIMA Grafting Study | Zendy

Mario Gaudino | Zendy; Franco Glieca | Zendy; Nicola Luciani | Zendy; Claudio Pragliola | Zendy; Vasileios Tsiopoulos | Zendy; Piergiorgio Bruno | Zendy; Piero Farina | Zendy; Giorgia Bonalumi | Zendy; Natalia Pavone | Zendy; Marialisa Nesta | Zendy; Federico Cammertoni | Zendy; Monica Munjal | Zendy; Antonino Di Franco | Zendy; Massimo Massetti | Zendy

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Systematic bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: lessons learned from the CATHolic University EXtensive BIMA Grafting Study

Author(s) -

Mario Gaudino,

Franco Glieca,

Nicola Luciani,

Claudio Pragliola,

Vasileios Tsiopoulos,

Piergiorgio Bruno,

Piero Farina,

Giorgia Bonalumi,

Natalia Pavone,

Marialisa Nesta,

Federico Cammertoni,

Monica Munjal,

Antonino Di Franco,

Massimo Massetti

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy148

Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , prospective cohort study , surgery , propensity score matching , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , myocardial infarction , mammary artery , stroke (engine) , artery , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering

Despite claims of feasibility, to date no study has examined the effect of systematic bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) use in a large cohort of real-world unselected patients. The CATHolic University EXtensive BIMA Grafting Study (CATHEXIS) registry was designed to assess the feasibility and safety of systematic BIMA grafting.

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