Key result
Review summarizes the history and landmark trials of CABG.
Why the study?
Although CABG remains the gold standard for coronary revascularization, its development involved decades of trials, experimentation, innovations, and challenges.
This manuscript provides a historical review of the evolution, landmark trials, and future of coronary artery bypass grafting.
Informs current CABG decision-making; extends historical context from landmark trials to future directions.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. It remains the gold standard of coronary artery revascularization despite the introduction of percutaneous coronary interventions and advancements in medical therapy. First conceptualized in the 1900s, CABG underwent decades of trials, experimentation, innovations, and even failures. Despite the challenges, CABG continued to innovate, overcoming the complexities of coronary artery disease and improving patient outcomes. This manuscript aims to discuss the beginnings, evolution, and future of CABG.
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Nguyen et al. (2026) studied this question. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting was evaluated. Coronary artery bypass grafting history and landmark trials are reviewed in this article, though the provided text contains only the journal's editorial board masthead.
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