2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Members W, Lawton J, Tamis-Holland J, Bangalore S, Bates E, Beckie T, Bischoff J, Bittl J, Cohen M, DiMaio J, Don C, Fremes S, Gaudino M, Goldberger Z, Grant M, Jaswal J, Kurlansky P, Mehran R, Metkus T, Nnacheta L, Rao S, Sellke F, Sharma G, Yong C, Zwischenberger B. 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 79: e21-e129. PMID: 34895950, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseCoronary revascularizationACC/AHA/SCAI GuidelineCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgerySignificant coronary artery diseaseBypass graft surgeryCoronary artery revascularizationClinical practice guidelinesImportant therapeutic optionTreatment of patientsAdditional relevant studiesQuality of careComprehensive literature searchEvidence-based approachArtery revascularizationPatient-centric approachRevascularization guidelinesGraft surgeryCochrane CollaborationTherapeutic optionsLeading causePractice guidelinesAmerican CollegeTransesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Metkus T, Thibault D, Grant M, Badhwar V, Jacobs J, Lawton J, O'Brien S, Thourani V, Wegermann Z, Zwischenberger B, Higgins R. Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: 112-122. PMID: 33957241, PMCID: PMC8876254, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyHigh-risk patientsTransesophageal echocardiographyCABG patientsOperative mortalityValve proceduresCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryThoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery DatabaseArtery bypass graft surgeryAdult Cardiac Surgery DatabasePost-CABG mortalityBypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypassRetrospective cohort studyLow operative mortalityPercentage of patientsCardiac Surgery DatabaseClinical decision makingArtery bypassGraft surgeryValve surgeryCohort studyCABG proceduresPrimary outcomeSurgery Database