<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1143819022" paraeid="{c3319694-68fe-4cae-9d9c-95165fe5f4e3}{91}"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Men<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">have a better chance of long-term survival</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>compared with women</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>after left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafting<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">plus</span><span> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">multiarterial</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>grafting (MAG) during coronary<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">artery bypass grafting (CABG)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>in patients with kidney failure, a new study shows.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1901337464" paraeid="{5677b5d7-bef8-4685-926f-018666097520}{206}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Christine Yang, BS, of the Columbia University Medical Center, New York, was the first author of the manuscript that reported these data, which was published online in<span> </span></span><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">JAMA Surger</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">y</span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>on Wednesday.</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="356023707" paraeid="{8875f2fe-82f1-4938-ad05-2148177d5987}{242}"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Paul<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Kurlansky</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">, MD,<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons/New York-Presbyterian Hospital,<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">lead investigator in the study, spo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">ke with<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">C</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">RTonline</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>about th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">e reasons for evaluating sex differences in CABG when patients have end</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">-stage renal failure.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="775374824" paraeid="{d16264f5-5322-4d07-9aff-9374eb040402}{195}"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Dr.<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Kurlansky</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>said men usually have better survival rates after CABG, but long-term survival investigations have mixed results. CABG</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>has shown to</span><span> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">improve clinical outcomes in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">both men and wom</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">en</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="275690313" paraeid="{93938ec6-79aa-4daa-b45f-d1acfa505b67}{123}"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">“</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">However, m</span></span><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">uch of that survival benefit relates to the improved long-term patency of arterial grafts. Patients with end-stage renal failure on dialysis represent a unique population with extraordinarily aggressive coronary artery (and bypass graft) disease as well as multiple other comorbidities,” said Dr.<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Kurlansky</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="700556692" paraeid="{28e227e8-843b-4eae-9ecb-aaaa6f7ce841}{109}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">“The question then arises whether or not the benefit for arterial grafting persists in this population — and whether or not the relative relationships between the sexes apply.”</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1125235490" paraeid="{28e227e8-843b-4eae-9ecb-aaaa6f7ce841}{180}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Investigators in this<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">retrospective, population-based cohort<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">study<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">compared 5-year survival rates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>after arterial grafting in<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">men and women with kidney failure who were undergoing dialysis.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="144146089" paraeid="{b9f94ed2-e579-48f8-b720-d396e7e841de}{212}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Data from the U.S. Renal Data System were<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">utilized</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>between October 15, 2015, through December 31, 2020, and data were analyzed between December 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025. Patients with a kidney transplant prior to CABG were excluded from the trial.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1896772564" paraeid="{25ee51ed-7e34-4fe8-b99f-fa675f45b7c9}{161}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Graft patterns for CABG<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">included</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>either LIMA grafting plus SVG or solely SVG, as well as LIMA grafting or MAG.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1315752182" paraeid="{b9f94ed2-e579-48f8-b720-d396e7e841de}{1}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">The primary outcome in this study was 5-year risk-adjusted death.</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1894724146" paraeid="{fd55d405-ef9f-4f97-beb8-fbbf4380f8b3}{113}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Arterial grafting versus SVG only were compared separately in men and women, and the outcomes were also compared between sexes for<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">both<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">groups.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="45013187" paraeid="{14b1f13a-e3bc-4bed-a88b-1189bc4b78b4}{40}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">“What we found is that the general trends found in non-renal failure patients remained consistent, but the actual outcomes were dramatically different,” Dr.<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Kurlansky</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>told<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">CRTonline</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1070096543" paraeid="{27baf4ea-5bc3-4699-91eb-34dac8186557}{81}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Unadjusted, a total of 15,215 patients (median age=65.3 years) were included in the study (n=</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">10,466 men</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">; n=4,749 women).</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="533236016" paraeid="{fe45ea09-643b-405f-ba62-544fe9d694fc}{185}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">After adjustments were made, LIMA grafting plus SVG led to better outcomes in both men (p<0.001) and women (p=0.002) at 5-year follow-up. How</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">ever, when LIMA and MAG were compared, men did not have better outcomes with LIMA versus MAG (p=0.45) and neither did women (p=0.08).</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1685959522" paraeid="{0fd92535-efbf-4ca4-83ff-26521ef327f4}{191}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Additionally, men had significantly higher survival rates after LIMA grafting plus SVG compared to women (32.1% in men vs 30.5% in women;<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">p<0.001) at 5 years, and after LIMA grafting in patients who survived to be discharged from the hospital (34.0% in men vs 33.7% in women;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>p<0.001).</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1978446701" paraeid="{41f3df7c-464a-4901-bd0d-eab798aafe07}{158}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">After MAG, men once again had better 5-year survival than women (38.5% in men vs 17.0% in women; p=0.002), but there were no survival differences between men and women<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">after SVG-only procedures (28.4% in men vs 25.2% in women; p=0.21).</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="2010335736" paraeid="{14b1f13a-e3bc-4bed-a88b-1189bc4b78b4}{241}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">“After adjusting for possible confounding factors, operative mortality was higher for women than for men, arterial grafting was of benefit for men and women,<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">5-year</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>survival was higher for men,” said Dr.<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Kurlansky</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1357358335" paraeid="{901bdd51-4e56-4734-b646-c1c4566cfe71}{133}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">“That said, the generally observed benefit for<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">multiarterial</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>grafting could not be demonstrated, and, more importantly, operative mortality in both men and women was many times higher than in the non-ESRD [end-stage renal disease] population, while 5 year survival was about a third of what could be expected from a comparable population of non-ESRD patients.”</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1677780521" paraeid="{700f6cea-d05c-49cb-a72b-18bbfba9c42e}{91}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">In an invited commentary, Lillian Sutton, BS, and Julie Ann<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Freischlag</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">, MD,<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">both of the Wake</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>Forest University School of Medicine,<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Wintson</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">-Salem, North Carolina, wrote that “not all CABGs are equal,” and<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">patients with kidney failure<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">likely require</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>different interventional approaches for treatment.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="239442693" paraeid="{ac22b5f4-4932-436d-ba6a-2e57673c978c}{82}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">The commentators suggested clinicians take preventative measures in this patient<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">group</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>so women have more options for their interventions in the shared decision-making process</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">, such as making diagnosis an early priority and reducing the time spent on dialysis before CABG.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1789331687" paraeid="{01ffddb9-fb77-4f8d-a5cf-a3d0ddaf98c7}{143}"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">Dr.<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">Kurlansky</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>told<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">CRTonline</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>that, while this study provides data for coronary surgery, more<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">importantly,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>the study<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">reinforces the data showing<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">kidney transplantatio</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">n </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">improves</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"> survival<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>patients with ESRD.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89108671 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89108671 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1369529831" paraeid="{e648dee4-efd7-4808-9881-02e07eb40e71}{247}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">He cited a<span> </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW89108671 BCX0" href="https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(25)00841-0/abstract" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">study his team<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">published in February 2026</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">, where patients with kidney disease who received a kidney<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">transplant prior to CABG<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">had survival rates<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0">jump</span><span> </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW89108671 BCX0">form</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89108671 BCX0"><span> </span>30% to 80%.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89108671 BCX0" 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