Leo Pölzl, Ronja Lohmann, Philipp Sterzinger, Felix Nägele, Jakob Hirsch, Michael Graber, Clemens Engler, Jonas Eder, Hannes Abfalterer, Hanno Ulmer, Andrea Griesmacher, Michael Grimm, Nikolaos Bonaros, Elfriede Ruttmann-Ulmer, Johannes Holfeld, Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü
OBJECTIVE: In patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing cardiac surgery, myocardial protection might be impaired due to microvascular obstruction, resulting in myocardial injury and subsequent biomarker release. Therefore, this study investigated the correlation between the complexity of CAD, reflected by the SYNTAX Score, and the release of cardiac biomarkers after CABG. METHODS: In a consecutive series of 919 patients undergoing isolated CABG SYNTAX scores I and II were calculated to assess the complexity of CAD...
2024: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine