title: [Renaissance of surgery for coronary artery disease].
abstract: Coronary bypass surgery is now a standard therapy for the treatment of coronary heart disease. Developed in the 1960s, the coronary artery bypass operation was the most performed operation at all in the 1980s. There was and still is rapidly advancing. The recovery of coronary surgery was held back in the 1970s with the introduction of heart catheterisation. To date, the number of interventional revascularizations has increased, while the number of bypass operations has reached a plateau. 30 resp. 40 years after the introduction of the two techniques it is still controversial which is the method of choice. According to the latest guidelines there is strong evidence that coronary artery surgery for patients with complex coronary artery disease is the gold standard: A Renaissance of bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sündermann
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Salzberg
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D013557:Switzerland; D014600:Utilization Review