Arterial grafting for coronary artery bypass surgery

Аннотация

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world today, and its incidence is likely to increase as the average age of the population continues to rise, particularly in industrialized nations. In the 1950s, the prevalence and seriousness of ischemic heart disease and the advent of effective cardiopulmonary bypass technology spurred surgeons to develop coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. Later, in the 1970s, percutaneous coronary interventions were devised as a less invasive lternative to CABG, and the number of these performed annually now surpasses that of CABG surgery. Nonetheless, CABG remains among the most common cardiac surgical procedures, with more than 500,000 performed each year in the United States alone.