title: [History of the grafting of coronary artery bypass].
abstract: Great efforts had been made to treat coronary artery disease by using myocardial revascularization for a century. Evolved from the early exploration, and the early forms of direct revascularization. The grafting of coronary artery bypass began in the 1960s. Big progresses had been made in the operative technique, the grafting materials of bypass and myocardial protection etc. in the following forty years. Now it is one of the most effective therapies for coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Heart Hospital, China Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century