Abbreviations, acronyms & symbols
ADA	= Anterior descending artery		GCP	= Good Clinical Practices
ARDS	= Adult respiratory distress syndrome		ITA	= Internal thoracic artery
BYPASS	= Brazilian Registry of Adult Patients UndergoingCardiovascular Surgery		LAD	= Left anterior descending
CABG	= Coronary artery bypass grafting		LITA	= Left internal thoracic artery
CAD	= Coronary artery disease		LVEF	= Left ventricular ejection fraction
COPD	= Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease		MI	= Myocardial infarction
CPB	= Cardiopulmonary bypass		NYHA	= New York Heart Association classification for heart failure
EACTS	= European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery		PCI	= Percutaneous coronary intervention
EAPC	= European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions		RITA	= Right internal thoracic artery
ESC	= European Society of Cardiology		SBCCV	= Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
FREEDOM	= Future Revascularization Evaluation in Patients withDiabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease		STS	= Society of Thoracic Surgeons
			SVG	= Saphenous vein grafts
			SYNTAX	= Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery