Coronary artery bypass grafting has evolved over 50 years from early experimental procedures to the current gold standard for multivessel coronary artery disease, with ongoing developments in minimally invasive and hybrid techniques.
Provides a historical overview of the development and technological advances in coronary artery bypass grafting over the past 50 years.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the most common cardiac surgery performed today worldwide. The history of this procedure can be traced back for more than 100 years, and its development has been touched by several pioneers in the field of cardiac surgery, who have contributed with both their successes and failures. With ever increasing follow up and number of patients treated, thinking regarding optimal CABG technique evolves continually. This article reviews the history of CABG from its early experimental work to recent technological advances.
Melly et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was evaluated. Coronary artery bypass grafting has evolved over 50 years from early experimental procedures to the current gold standard for multivessel coronary artery disease, with ongoing developments in minimally invasive and hybrid techniques.