Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

The Availability Heuristic

The Availability Heuristic

A heuristic is a general problem-solving framework (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974). You can think of these as mental shortcuts that are used to solve problems. Different types of heuristics are used in different types of situations, and the impulse to use a heuristic occurs when one of five conditions is met (Pratkanis, 1989):

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Association between NT-pro-BNP levels and endothelial dysfunction assessed by digital thermal monitoring in patients with coronary artery disease.

Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine·2026

Same author

Serum Galectin-3 Levels Correlate with Reduced Vascular Reactivity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)·2026

Same author

2026 Expert Consensus Recommendations on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Report of the Task Force of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

Same author

PCOS combined with obesity aggravates the metabolic and immune abnormality in females.

BMC women's health·2026

Same author

Glycemic control and renal function decline in patients with chronic coronary syndrome: A multicenter cohort study.

Journal of diabetes investigation·2026

Same author

Regio- and Diastereoselective Aminopyridylation of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with <i>N</i>‑Aminopyridinium Ylides Enabled by Photoredox Catalysis.

Precision chemistry·2026

Same journal

Real-World Safety and Efficacy of a Pitavastatin-Ezetimibe Combination Therapy in Taiwanese Patients after PCI.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

Same journal

Latent Profile Analysis of Families Relocation Stress Prior to Transfer Out of Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

Same journal

Novel Mortality Index Unveils Smoking's Role in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

Same journal

Impact of Patent Foramen Ovale Anatomical Complexity on Fluoroscopy Time During Transcatheter Closure.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

Same journal

Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Repeat Catheter Ablation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

Same journal

Tracking Lipoprotein(a) Risk Through Inflammatory Biomarkers.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 22, 2026

High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

Published on: November 15, 2013

[Not Available].

Chiu-Fen Yang¹, Michael Y Chen², Mei-Ling Chen¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine; ; Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

|April 29, 2016

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Saphenous vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass surgery can be challenging. This case report demonstrates successfully revascularizing a chronic total occlusion using a failed vein graft as a retrograde conduit.

More Related Videos

Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles

Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles

Published on: November 1, 2012

A Submerged Filter Paper Sandwich for Long-term Ex Ovo Time-lapse Imaging of Early Chick Embryos

A Submerged Filter Paper Sandwich for Long-term Ex Ovo Time-lapse Imaging of Early Chick Embryos

Published on: December 28, 2016

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 22, 2026

High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

Published on: November 15, 2013

Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles

Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles

Published on: November 1, 2012

A Submerged Filter Paper Sandwich for Long-term Ex Ovo Time-lapse Imaging of Early Chick Embryos

A Submerged Filter Paper Sandwich for Long-term Ex Ovo Time-lapse Imaging of Early Chick Embryos

Published on: December 28, 2016

Area of Science:

Interventional Cardiology
Vascular Surgery

Background:

Saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure is a significant complication following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for SVG failure can yield suboptimal outcomes.
Treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in native vessels post-CABG presents unique challenges.

Observation:

A patient with prior CABG experienced recurrent angina due to SVG failure.
The native CTO lesion was difficult to access via conventional methods.
Standard retrograde approaches for CTO were not feasible due to absent native collaterals.

Findings:

A novel retrograde approach was employed, utilizing a totally occluded SVG as a conduit.
Successful revascularization of the native CTO lesion was achieved.
This technique circumvented the need for suitable native collateral channels.

Implications:

This case highlights the potential of using occluded grafts as retrograde conduits for CTO revascularization.
It offers an alternative strategy when native collaterals are inadequate.
This approach may improve outcomes for patients with complex coronary artery disease after CABG.