7: CABG in a Nutshell!

Surgical revascularization “coronary bypass” known as CABG is the most commonly performed cardiac surgery procedure worldwide with roughly one million procedures annually. We have seen in previous episodes that Cardiac surgery community was not happy the latest ACC revascularization guidelines. However, these guidelines have got lots to say on the performance of cardiac surgery. Let’s see what the ACC/AHA guidelines recommend on the optimal performance of coronary bypass graft.Hi everyone my name is Hussain Hishmat I’m an Interventional cardiologist. Welcome to my podcast Cardio Buzz. We provide doctors and anyone who is interested in cardiology a brief and focused update of cardiology trials, products and guidelines. We are still continuing our episodes on ACC AHA guidelines on coronary Revascularization and this episode is about CABG.We will talk about the optimal performance of coronary bypass; the medical aspects and the surgical aspects all in 10 minutes. We will cover antiplatelets, choice of grafts, sternal wound infection, off pump, stroke prevention and other topics.