2024
Association between lipoprotein levels and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cancelli G, Harik L, Ibrahim M, Hameed I, Rossi C, Caldonazo T, Dell'aquila M, Soletti G, An K, Leith J, Demetres M, Dimagli A, Gaudino M. Association between lipoprotein levels and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2024 PMID: 38842243, DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.24.06534-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery bypass graftingCoronary artery bypass graft patientsGraft occlusionMeta-analysisCardiovascular eventsAssociated with graft occlusionRisk of vascular inflammationIncreased risk of graft occlusionRisk of graft occlusionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryLow serum Lp(aArtery bypass graft surgeryAssociated with local inflammationStudy-level meta-analysisMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAssociated with increased riskPost-operative mortalityImpact of Lp(aAdverse cardiovascular eventsBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graftingLow-density lipoprotein (LDLComprehensive literature searchStatistically significant differenceCut-off
2021
Angiographic Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Rahouma M, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Demetres M, Tam D, Hare DL, Girardi LN, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes S. Angiographic Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019206. PMID: 33686866, PMCID: PMC8174193, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass conduitsTouch saphenous veinAngiographic patency ratesRadial arterySaphenous veinPatency ratesGraft occlusionRandomized trialsBypass conduitRight internal thoracic arteryTouch saphenous vein graftsCoronary bypass surgerySaphenous vein graftsGraft occlusion rateInternal thoracic arteryBest conduitNetwork Meta-AnalysisSystematic literature searchGastroepiploic arteryBypass surgeryPrimary outcomeThoracic arteryAngiographic patencyVein graftsOcclusion rate