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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), introduced and pioneered over 50 years ago at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Rene Favalloro, has remained the gold standard in the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease with heavy atherosclerotic burden. While utilizing the internal thoracic artery (ITA) to bypass the left anterior descending artery (LAD) has been the cornerstone of CABG since 1986, there has been growing consensus on the importance of multiarterial grafting (MAG) with the use of at least 2 arterial grafts, resulting in improved survival and freedom from major adverse cardiac events including reinterventions

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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is one of the most performed operations worldwide. However, CABG is often as invasive today as it was 50 years ago...

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