Diffuse coronary artery disease in coronary surgery (analytical review)

Diffuse coronary artery disease causes worse surgical revascularization outcomes. Authors describe a historical perspective of «diffuse» coronary artery disease definition. Review includes trials performed from 1990 till 2017 describing characteristics of diffuse lesions and estimating outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease. Nowadays the definition of diffuse coronary artery disease remains heterogenous. And it’s necessary to create a quantitative assessment scale to make a decision about treatment and prognosis predicting.

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