Coronary disease & ACSGuideline or statement
Intra-operative and post-operative management of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: a clinical consensus statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Coronary Task Force
- Clinical consensus statement
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Intra-operative management includes appropriate selection of conduit-specific harvesting techniques and storage solutions.
Arterial grafts are prone to vasospasm after surgical manipulation; application of intra-operative vasodilatory protocols is critical.
Post-operative management includes continuation of oral vasodilator therapy and selection of antithrombotic and lipid-lowering agents to attenuate atherosclerotic disease progression in conduits.
Original publication
Intra-operative and post-operative management of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: a clinical consensus statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Coronary Task Force. Eur Heart J. Published 16 October 2024. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehae654
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