Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: A 35-year experience
Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting remains underused, particularly in recent years, despite demonstrated survival benefits and comparable wound-healing risks. The decline is not explained by patient risk factors, highlighting the need for broader adoption of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting and further randomized trials to optimize coronary artery bypass grafting strategies.
Authors
- Yazan AlJamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-2711)
- John Stulak
- Youssef Shahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6727-2356)
- Arman Arghami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7398-0738)
- Luégya Amorin Henriques Knop
- Tedy Sawma
- Phillip G. Rowse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-3654)
- Hartzell Vernon Schaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0994-027X)
- Richard C. Daly
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- University Hospital Hradec Králové (CZ)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.09.040
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00