Superiority of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting in Long-term Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Through the Lenses of a Bedside Risk Score

CONCLUSIONS: The modified BRS is a useful simplified algorithm for clinicians in choosing treatment intervention for severe isolated or combined coronary artery disease. We clearly demonstrated the superiority of BITA grafting in long-term survival throughout the entire range of the modified BRS.PMID:34740799 | DOI:10.1016/j.hjc.2021.10.001

Source: Hellenic Journal of Cardiology - November 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ioannis K Toumpoulis Christina K Pappa Dimitrios A Kanistras Constantine E Anagnostopoulos Stavros K Toumpoulis Source Type: research