| BITA | bilateral internal thoracic artery |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CPB | cardiopulmonary bypass |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EuroSCORE | European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation |
| GSV | great saphenous vein |
| HCR | hybrid coronary revascularisation |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| LAD | left anterior descending artery |
| LITA | left internal thoracic artery |
| LVEF | left ventricular ejection fraction |
| MACCE | major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event |
| MIDCAB | minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass |
| MICS CABG | minimally invasive multi-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PVD | peripheral vascular disease |
| RA | radial artery |
| RITA | right internal thoracic artery |