Dear Colleagues,

Under the guest editor, Dr. Shahzad G. Raja, we are pleased to announce a forthcoming special issue of The Heart Surgery Forum titled "Updates and Challenges in Coronary Surgery". This issue will highlight the evolving landscape of coronary surgery through the perspective of clinical debate, innovation, and evidence-based practice, and provide a platform for cardiac surgeons, researchers, and allied professionals to discuss recent advancements, ongoing challenges, and evidence-based approaches in this field.

• Single vs. Multiple vs. Total Arterial Grafting: Long-term Outcomes and Patient Selection
• Off-Pump vs. On-Pump CABG: Is the Debate Settled?
• The Role of Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries in Diabetic Patients
• Radial Artery vs. Saphenous Vein: What is the Optimal Second Conduit?
• Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: Promise or Pitfall?
• CABG in Women: Are We Still Under-Treating?
• Minimally Invasive and Robotic CABG: Hype or Future Standard?
• Revascularization in Elderly Patients: CABG vs. PCI
• Completeness of Revascularization: Clinical Relevance and Techniques
• CABG After Failed PCI: Timing and Strategy
• Graft Patency Surveillance: When and How Often?
• Antiplatelet Therapy Post-CABG: Duration and Dual Therapy
• Poor Left Ventricular Function: CABG vs. PCI in the Current Era
• Reoperative CABG: Risk Stratification and Technical Challenges
• Training the Next Generation: Balancing Innovation with Fundamentals

Dr. Shahzad Gull Raja
Guest Editor