Fat Tissue Surrounding Thoracic Arteries May Be Beneficial Date: December 2, 2005 Source: McMaster University Summary: A team of McMaster researchers has discovered that fat tissue surrounding ...

Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs when something compresses the nerves, arteries, or veins that pass through the thoracic outlet. Learn more about this condition, including symptoms and treatment ...

Arteries, not veins, should be used when performing CABG, according to a new clinical practice guideline from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.The preferred conduit for CABG is the left internal ...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of disorders that involve compression of the arteries, nerves, and blood vessels in the space between the first rib and collarbone, called the thoracic ...

— -- Question: How does a surgeon decide whether to use veins from the legs or arteries from the chest to do bypass surgery? Answer: When we do a bypass operation, we have several options for ...

Fischler showed that 37.9% of radial arteries used in bypass became occluded or diseased compared with 10.2% of internal thoracic arteries and 20.9% of saphenous vein grafts. Ruttmann et al report ...

“What I can conclusively prove is that in patients who do receive bilateral internal thoracic arteries, and all of our patients did get that in this study, if the LAD [left anterior descending artery] ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released new clinical practice guidelines that recommend expanding the use of arteries from the chest and forearm rather than using veins from the leg when ...

When he was 19 years old, the patient underwent surgical repair of aneurysms in the innominate, bilateral subclavian, right vertebral, bilateral common carotid and left internal thoracic arteries ...

Bilateral internal thoracic artery versus single internal thoracic artery plus radial artery: A double meta-analytic approach, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167, 1, (183-195 ...

Drs. Pesola & Baldwin answer viewer questions on the heart and arteries. Physicians David Pesola, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine; and Douglas Baldwin, Cardiovascular and Thoracic ...

Fat tissue surrounding thoracic arteries may be beneficial. McMaster University. Journal Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Funder Heart and Stoke Foundation of Ontario ...