Presents the current knowledge on coronary grafting and graft disease
Details the mechanism of coronary graft failure, its pathology and diagnosis
Describes the new-generation drug-eluting stents and other treatment options?

Coronary artery bypass surgery has been developed since 1960s to overcome proximal coronary artery disease. Worldwide, the number of patients that are undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery is steadily increasing. Depending on diverse risk factors, one fifth of grafts are occluded at 1 year. For the remaining, graft patency last usually 8 15 years. This book brings together the main specialists in the field to review the current evidence on epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic, new imaging techniques and specific therapeutic modalities. This volume aims to update a complex subject represented by coronary graft failure. The authors of this monograph are interventional cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and research scientists, who will be creating four parts and 71 chapters that are divided in order to give a uniform interpretation of this condition including all aspects of coronary graft failure This book not only provides the most up-to-dated scientific evidence in the field but in a two-step manner. Each chapter is divided into a at a glance part that reflects the basic evidence on the topic, and a full picture part that brings all what the advanced reader should be brought with.

Table of contents (66 chapters)
Multivessel Disease in the PCI Era: Where Is CABG?
Raja, Shahzad G.
Pages 3-9
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: On-pump and Off-pump Techniques
Kwok, Micky W. T. (et al.)
Pages 11-20
Arterial and Venous Grafting in Multiple Lesions
Raja, Shahzad G.
Pages 21-26
Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization
Chloroyiannis, Yiannis A. (et al.)
Pages 27-40
Complete Versus Incomplete Myocardial Revascularization
Arroyo, Diego (et al.)
Pages 41-46
The Impact of Endoscopic Harvesting Methods on Graft Patency in CABG Patients
Brat, Radim
Pages 47-52
Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Ursulescu, Adrian (et al.)
Pages 53-64
Current State of Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Canale, Leonardo Secchin (et al.)
Pages 65-74
Early Postoperative Care After CABG
?t. Lazar, Ovidiu (et al.)
Pages 75-97
Current Risk Scores for the Establishment of the Best Myocardial Revascularization Methods
Tintoiu, Ion C. (et al.)
Pages 101-129
Early CABG Failure
Perek, Bartlomiej
Pages 131-138
Disease Progression After CABG
Perek, Bartlomiej
Pages 139-144
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Diabetic Patients
Raja, Shahzad G.
Pages 145-153
Multivessel Disease, Risk of Graft Failure
Georgescu, C?at?alina Arsenescu (et al.)
Pages 155-160
CABG Versus PCI in Multilesional Vessel Disease
Wang, Yi-Chih (et al.)
Pages 161-165
Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Chiriac, Liviu (et al.)
Pages 167-174
Myocardial Infarction After CABG
Arsenescu Georgescu, Catalina (et al.)
Pages 175-179
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Before and After CABG
Gurzun, Maria-Magdalena
Pages 181-188
Heart Failure After CABG
Costa, Élide Sbardellotto Mariano
Pages 189-197
Long-Term Clinical Outcome Following CABG
Gaspar, Marian (et al.)
Pages 199-215
Histological Analysis in Graft Disease
Nowicki, Michal (et al.)
Pages 219-225
Endothelial Function in Myocardial Ischemia: Implications for Myocardial Protection
Yang, Qin (et al.)
Pages 227-234
Arterial Graft Failure
Slevin, Mark (et al.)
Pages 235-265
Mechanisms of Venous Graft Failure
Cristian, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 267-276
Competitive Flow and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
Gaudino, Mario (et al.)
Pages 277-284
Graft Aneurysm
Negrea, Stefania Luminita
Pages 285-289
Pathophysiology of Lesions in Coronary Bypass
Gabriel, Edmo Atique (et al.)
Pages 291-308
Innate Immunity and Vein Graft Disease
Vries, Margreet R. (et al.)
Pages 309-316
Atherothrombotic Risk Factors and Graft Disease
Badila, Elisabeta
Pages 317-339
Lipid Management and Graft Failure
Daida, Hiroyuki (et al.)
Pages 341-349
Impact of Cellular Mechanisms of Ischemia on CABG Failure
Amuzescu, Bogdan (et al.)
Pages 351-391
Activation of Cytokines in CABG Failure
Hadi, Najah R. (et al.)
Pages 393-402
Coronary Collaterals and Graft Failure
Drochon, Agnès (et al.)
Pages 403-413
Microcirculation in Graft Failure
Nanea, Ioan Tiberiu (et al.)
Pages 415-418
Hemodynamics of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Conventional vs. Innovative Anastomotic Configuration Designs for Enhancing Patency
Kabinejadian, Foad (et al.)
Pages 419-436
Clinical Aspects of Graft Failure
Jinga, Mariana (et al.)
Pages 439-444
Electrocardiogram as a Marker of Graft Failure
Dumitrescu, Silviu Ionel (et al.)
Pages 445-451
Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Failure
Florescu, Maria (et al.)
Pages 453-466
Stress Echocardiography
Rosca, Monica (et al.)
Pages 467-472
Blood Tests to Determine the Risk for Graft Failure
Stanciu, Silviu (et al.)
Pages 473-475
Imaging of Coronary Bypass Graft
Stadelmann, Mathieu (et al.)
Pages 477-482
Computed Tomography Angiography Before and After CABG
Capuñay, Carlos (et al.)
Pages 483-496
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After CABG
Lacau, Ioana Smarandita
Pages 497-504
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Before and After CABG
Stanciu, Silviu (et al.)
Pages 505-513
Invasive Angiographic Assessment of Coronary Graft Patency
Nita, Daniel (et al.)
Pages 515-530
Intravascular Ultrasound in Graft
Costa, Élide Sbardellotto Mariano
Pages 531-538
Optical Coherence Tomography in Grafts
AL-Qezweny, Mustafa N. A. (et al.)
Pages 539-554
Coronary Virtual Intravascular Endoscopy
Sun, Zhonghua
Pages 555-570
Guidelines Regarding the Revascularization in Patients with Prior CABG
Said, Sarmad (et al.)
Pages 573-579
Strategies to Extend the Life of Saphenous Vein Grafts
Thomas, Anita C. (et al.)
Pages 581-593
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Saphenous Vein Graft Failure
Vermeersch, Paul (et al.)
Pages 595-602
Reoperative Surgery
Droc, Ionel (et al.)
Pages 603-614
Management of Heart Failure After CABG
Hartono, Beny (et al.)
Pages 615-622
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Graft Failure
Munawar, Dian Andina (et al.)
Pages 623-635
Pretreatment of Excimer Laser Atherectomy for the Saphenous Vein Graft
Ashikaga, Takashi (et al.)
Pages 637-642
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Newer Generation Stents
Kitabata, Hironori (et al.)
Pages 643-647
Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
Puricel, Serban (et al.)
Pages 649-653
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Distal Anastomotic Lesions
Kitabata, Hironori (et al.)
Pages 655-660
Slow Flow and No-Reflow Phenomenon in Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention
Lardizabal, Joel A. (et al.)
Pages 661-664
The Use of Protection Devices in Vein Graft Intervention
Vermeersch, Paul (et al.)
Pages 665-674
Stent Restenosis in Coronary Grafts
Kotsia, Anna P. (et al.)
Pages 675-681
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Strategy of Coronary Bypass Graft Failure
Wu, Cho-Kai (et al.)
Pages 683-688
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Following Stent Restenosis
Sun, Zhonghua
Pages 689-701
Transforming Growth Factor- (beta) Targeting Strategies for Prevention of Coronary Arterial Restenosis Post-angioplasty
Mizuno, Shinya (et al.)
Pages 703-714
Targeting Therapies to Treat Vein Graft Disease and Restenosis
Thomas, Anita C.
Pages 715-723
Stem Cell Therapies as a Support for Cardiac Regeneration
Buzila, Cosmin Alexandru (et al.)