guillain-barre syndrome is a neurologic disorder that may appear after infection or major surgery.  guillian-barre syndrome following cardiac surgery is rare and only based on case reports, and we review all of the published cases. a 52-year-old man after 5 months suffering from chest pain was referred to our hospital and underwent coronary artery bypass graft for 3 vessel disease. the patient ...

Long-term patency of a bypass graft is an important determinant in reducing morbidity and increasing survival after coronary bypass surgery. The purpose of this review is to analyse factors contributing to improved outcomes of commonly used conduits. Progress has been limited by the lack of uniform definitions of graft failure and development of appropriate statistical models. Evolving techniqu...

We describe a patient who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery performed with an aortic connector. The patient developed a malignant deep sternal wound infection that subsequently led to an aortic pseudoaneurysm at the site of proximal anastomosis.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate cognitive function, as measured by serial neuropsychological testing, and cerebral perfusion, as measured by brain SPECT scanning in patients with coronary artery diseases (CAD) following off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Besides, the relationship between cerebral blood flow, cognitive functions, surgery parameters, and ca...

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a dominantly inherited disorder caused by mutations at the locus for the low-density lipoprotein receptor, and it is frequently associated with premature coronary artery disease. An 88-year-old man suffering from right lower abdominal pain caused by a right inguinal hernia was admitted to our hospital, and had been diagnosed with heterozygous FH receiving l...

a serious concern and also demonstrated the importance of maintaining flow in the LIMA during grafting of the lateral and inferior wall of the myocardium. When a wide retraction of the sternum is necessary, the IMA flow may be compromised as shown in case 1 and as previously reported in a single patient operated with CPB [8]. It is important for the surgeon to be aware of this possible mechanis...

The revival of off-pump cardiac surgery and the exploration of less invasive techniques for coronary artery bypass grafting, have lead to an increasing technical difficulty, as compared to conventional surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. The moving target vessel in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, as well as the increasingly limited space in minimally invasive cardiac surgery were not...