PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bakaeen, Faisal
TI  - CABG: A continuing evolution
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84.s4.04
DP  - 2017 Dec 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - e15--e19
VI  - 84
IP  - 12 suppl 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/12_suppl_4/e15.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/12_suppl_4/e15.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Dec 01; 84
AB  - Use of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has had a resurgence, as clinical trial data emerged showing that it remains the standard of care for patients with complex lesions. Debate exists regarding various factors, including endoscopic vs open vein-graft harvesting, single vs bilateral mammary artery grafts, radial artery vs saphenous vein grafts, right internal mammary artery vs radial artery grafts, and on-pump vs off-pump surgery. More recent developments include minimally invasive approaches, robotics, and hybrid revascularization, which are changing the risk-benefit ratio for this patient population.