The surgeon's role in optimizing medical therapy and maintaining compliance with secondary prevention guidelines in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Despite receiving complete revascularization using multiple arterial conduits, patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are still susceptible to recurrent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) owing to the progression of atherosclerotic disease in saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) and native, ungrafted coronary vessels. This is more likely to occur in patients who are obese, have diabetes, have hyperlipidemia, have hypertension, have chronic kidney disease, or who are smokers.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Invited Expert Opinion Source Type: research