Does Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance Have a Predictive Value for Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Outcomes?

Does Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance have a predictive value for post-coronary artery bypass grafting surgery outcomes?

OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate whether pre-operative Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) value is a predictor in non-diabetic coronary artery bypass grafting patients in combination with hemoglobin A1c, fasting blood glucose and insulin levels. METHODS Eighty one patients who were admitted to Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at our hospital between August 2012 and...

Electrolyte disorders after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Abstract چمقدمه : نحوه ارتباط والدین با فرزندان با سبک فرزندپروری آنان ارتباط دارد.سبکهای فرزندپروری نقش مهمی در شکل گیری شخصیت بهنجار و نابهنجار در کودکان داشته و در صورت بکار گیری سبکهای ناکارآمد در تربیت کودکان می تواند منجر به پیامدهای منفی متعددی از جمله مشکلات رفتاری در آنان گردد.Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is a common therapeutic intervention in patients wi...

Psychiatric Factors Which Impact Coronary Heart Disease and Influence Outcomes Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

Pain after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Pasi Lahtinen Pain after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

Pain after cardiac surgery has long been neglected and considered insignificant. Postoperative pain has only recently been recognized as an important problem and a potential origin of persistent pain and long-term suffering. Changing surgical and anesthesia practices have placed new demands on postoperative care after cardiac surgery. There are few prospective studies of acute and persisting pa...

Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Stroke

In this issue of the Journal, Lee et al. (1) report findings from 1,367 consecutive cases of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed between 2004 and 2007 at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, all of whom underwent pre-operative magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the carotid and cerebral arteries as part of a research protocol. A total of 33 post-operative strokes were...