Systematic Review
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Comparison of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass and drug-eluting stents for management of isolated left anterior descending artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,710 patients
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):567-576.(30 September 2018) -
Network meta-analysis of antiplatelet therapy following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): none versus one versus two antiplatelet agents
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):577-585.(30 September 2018) -
Graft patency after open versus endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):586-597.(30 September 2018)
Keynote Lecture Series
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Lessons learned from Radial Artery Database International ALliance (RADIAL)
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):598-603.(30 September 2018) -
Surgical management of anomalous coronary arteries
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):604-610.(30 September 2018)
Perspective
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Long term outcomes of radial artery grafting in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):636-643.(30 September 2018) -
After 50 years, a personal reflection on the development of internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafting
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):644-651.(30 September 2018) -
The use of intraoperative graft assessment in guiding graft revision
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):652-662.(30 September 2018) -
The risk of mediastinitis and deep sternal wound infections with single and bilateral, pedicled and skeletonized internal thoracic arteries
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):663-672.(30 September 2018) -
Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting: in situ or composite?
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):673-680.(30 September 2018) -
No-touch vein grafts and the destiny of venous revascularization in coronary artery bypass grafting—a 25th anniversary perspective
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):681-685.(30 September 2018) -
Saphenous vein as a composite graft from the internal thoracic artery
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):686-689.(30 September 2018)
Art of Operative Techniques
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How I deploy arterial grafts
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):690-697.(30 September 2018)
Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Harmonic scalpel harvest of bilateral internal thoracic arteries
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):698-699.(30 September 2018) -
Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (TECAB) of the left anterior descending and right coronary artery system using an arterial Y-graft technique
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):700-703.(30 September 2018) -
Robotic-assisted bilateral internal thoracic artery harvest
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):704-706.(30 September 2018) -
Robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):707-709.(30 September 2018) -
Transit time flow measurement in composite arterial revascularisation
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):710-715.(30 September 2018)
Featured Article
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Sternotomy closure using rigid plate fixation: a paradigm shift from wire cerclage
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):611-620.(30 September 2018) -
Short-term clinical outcomes and long-term survival of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):621-627.(30 September 2018) -
Dual antiplatelet therapy versus aspirin monotherapy in diabetics with stable ischemic heart disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2018;7(5):628-635.(30 September 2018)
Guest Editor:
David P Taggart,
Oxford, UK
David P Taggart,
Oxford, UK
