Coronary Graft Failure: State of the Art

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Multivessel Disease in the PCI Era: Where Is CABG?....Pages 3-9
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: On-pump and Off-pump Techniques....Pages 11-20
Arterial and Venous Grafting in Multiple Lesions....Pages 21-26
Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization....Pages 27-40
Complete Versus Incomplete Myocardial Revascularization....Pages 41-46
The Impact of Endoscopic Harvesting Methods on Graft Patency in CABG Patients....Pages 47-52
Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery....Pages 53-64
Current State of Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery....Pages 65-74
Early Postoperative Care After CABG....Pages 75-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Current Risk Scores for the Establishment of the Best Myocardial Revascularization Methods....Pages 101-129
Early CABG Failure....Pages 131-138
Disease Progression After CABG....Pages 139-144
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Diabetic Patients....Pages 145-153
Multivessel Disease, Risk of Graft Failure....Pages 155-160
CABG Versus PCI in Multilesional Vessel Disease....Pages 161-165
Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery....Pages 167-174
Myocardial Infarction After CABG....Pages 175-179
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Before and After CABG....Pages 181-188
Heart Failure After CABG....Pages 189-197
Long-Term Clinical Outcome Following CABG....Pages 199-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Histological Analysis in Graft Disease....Pages 219-225
Endothelial Function in Myocardial Ischemia: Implications for Myocardial Protection....Pages 227-234
Arterial Graft Failure....Pages 235-265
Mechanisms of Venous Graft Failure....Pages 267-276
Competitive Flow and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts....Pages 277-284
Graft Aneurysm....Pages 285-289
Pathophysiology of Lesions in Coronary Bypass....Pages 291-308
Innate Immunity and Vein Graft Disease....Pages 309-316
Atherothrombotic Risk Factors and Graft Disease....Pages 317-339
Lipid Management and Graft Failure....Pages 341-349
Impact of Cellular Mechanisms of Ischemia on CABG Failure....Pages 351-391
Activation of Cytokines in CABG Failure....Pages 393-402
Coronary Collaterals and Graft Failure....Pages 403-413
Microcirculation in Graft Failure....Pages 415-418
Hemodynamics of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Conventional vs. Innovative Anastomotic Configuration Designs for Enhancing Patency....Pages 419-436
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
Clinical Aspects of Graft Failure....Pages 439-444
Electrocardiogram as a Marker of Graft Failure....Pages 445-451
Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Failure....Pages 453-466
Stress Echocardiography....Pages 467-472
Blood Tests to Determine the Risk for Graft Failure....Pages 473-475
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
Imaging of Coronary Bypass Graft....Pages 477-482
Computed Tomography Angiography Before and After CABG....Pages 483-496
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After CABG....Pages 497-504
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Before and After CABG....Pages 505-513
Invasive Angiographic Assessment of Coronary Graft Patency....Pages 515-530
Intravascular Ultrasound in Graft....Pages 531-538
Optical Coherence Tomography in Grafts....Pages 539-554
Coronary Virtual Intravascular Endoscopy....Pages 555-570
Front Matter....Pages 571-571
Guidelines Regarding the Revascularization in Patients with Prior CABG....Pages 573-579
Strategies to Extend the Life of Saphenous Vein Grafts....Pages 581-593
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Saphenous Vein Graft Failure....Pages 595-602
Reoperative Surgery....Pages 603-614
Management of Heart Failure After CABG....Pages 615-622
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Graft Failure....Pages 623-635
Pretreatment of Excimer Laser Atherectomy for the Saphenous Vein Graft....Pages 637-642
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Newer Generation Stents....Pages 643-647
Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts....Pages 649-653
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Distal Anastomotic Lesions....Pages 655-660
Slow Flow and No-Reflow Phenomenon in Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention....Pages 661-664
The Use of Protection Devices in Vein Graft Intervention....Pages 665-674
Front Matter....Pages 571-571
Stent Restenosis in Coronary Grafts....Pages 675-681
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Strategy of Coronary Bypass Graft Failure....Pages 683-688
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Following Stent Restenosis....Pages 689-701
Transforming Growth Factor-β(beta) Targeting Strategies for Prevention of Coronary Arterial Restenosis Post-angioplasty....Pages 703-714
Targeting Therapies to Treat Vein Graft Disease and Restenosis....Pages 715-723
Stem Cell Therapies as a Support for Cardiac Regeneration....Pages 725-741
Back Matter....Pages 743-758