Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) remains a cornerstone treatment for advanced coronary artery disease, especially in multivessel disease, left main stenosis, diffuse atherosclerosis, and diabetes. This session explores the history, techniques, patient selection criteria, grafting strategies, and long-term outcomes of CABG. As cardiovascular professionals search for a specialized cardiology conference, this session provides comprehensive insight into surgical revascularization and its role alongside PCI and medical therapy.

Participants will review conduit choices—including internal mammary arteries, saphenous vein grafts, radial arteries—and understand how graft selection affects long-term patency. The session explores on-pump vs. off-pump surgery, arterial revascularization techniques, endoscopic vein harvesting, anesthetic considerations, perioperative anticoagulation, and strategies to minimize complications.

A major part of this session focuses on implementing advanced CABG management strategies. Attendees will examine the heart team decision-making approach, compare CABG with PCI in different populations, and review SYNTAX score interpretation. The description covers perioperative complications—atrial fibrillation, bleeding, renal dysfunction, infection—and how to optimize preoperative evaluation, intraoperative monitoring, and postoperative recovery pathways.

Future directions such as robotic-assisted CABG, total arterial revascularization, improved vein graft preservation, and advanced postoperative rehabilitation are examined. By the end, participants will understand how CABG remains a durable, evidence-based strategy for complex coronary disease.