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ReviewInternational journal of surgery (London, England)2020

Diagnostic dilemma of perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting: A review.

Viola Weidenmann, N Bryce Robinson, Lisa Q Rong, Irbaz Hameed, Ajita Naik, Mahmoud Morsi, Philippe Grieshaber, Andreas Böning, Leonard N Girardi, Mario Gaudino

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Review in International journal of surgery (London, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Symptomatic early coronary graft failure in bypass surgery patients: incidence, predictors and clinical impact.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Viola WeidenmannDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
N Bryce RobinsonDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Lisa Q RongDepartment of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA, 10065.
Irbaz HameedDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Ajita NaikDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Mahmoud MorsiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Philippe GrieshaberDepartment of Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Giessen University Hospital, Giessen, Germany.
Andreas BöningDepartment of Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Giessen University Hospital, Giessen, Germany.
Leonard N GirardiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Mario GaudinoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA. Electronic address: mfg9004@med.cornell.edu.
Cornell University · USUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg · DE

Funding

Randomized comparison of the clinical Outcome of single versus Multiple Arterial grafts: Quality of Life (ROMA:QOL)R01HL152021 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GAUDINO, MARIO FL, MASTERSON CREBER, RUTH MARIE · 2020 to 2024
$4.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is one of the most commonly performed cardiac procedures in the United States (US) and Europe. In the US, perioperative morbidity and mortality related to CABG are below 5%. One of the most significant complications following CABG, however, is perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI). Cardiac biomarkers, intra- and post-operative echocardiography, and electrocardiography are routinely used to monitor for evidence of PMI. In this review, we seek to summarize how each of these modalities is used in the clinical setting to differentiate PMI from expected procedure-related changes, and how these findings impact patients' outcomes. We conclude that while no perfect diagnostic test for the detection of clinically meaningful PMI exists, using a combination of existing modalities with knowledge of expected post-procedure changes allows for early and reliable detection. Future development is needed to create more sensitive and specific modalities for the detection of PMI in patients undergoing CABG.

Indexed as

Coronary Artery BypassEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyHumansMyocardial InfarctionPostoperative ComplicationsBypass surgeryMyocardial injuryPeriprocedural myocardial infarctionSurgical complications

Identifiers

PMID32442689
PMCPMC7853700
OpenAlexW3026305085

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