Introduction: Heart failure is a major hazard for public health. Despite recent advance in medical therapy, there is not enough information on the outcome of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) and medical therapy on the patients with severe ventricular dysfunction and triple-vessel (CAD). This study aimed to compare treatment outcomes and mortality rate in patients undergoing off-pump coro...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of 6 weeks' pre-operative treatment with the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, quinapril, on left ventricular function when measured 3 months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and to examine the safety of such treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients (96) [86 males, 10 females; mean age 61 years] with chronic stable angina, on the waiting li...

introduction: anxiety and depression are among major problems encountered by most patients after cardiac surgery. they can have serious consequences for patients’ quality of life, physical and psychological morbidity, and follow-up treatments. accordingly, the present study was conducted to determine the status of depression and the associated factors in coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) p...

introduction: coronary artery bypass graft can improve myocardial contractility and functional class in ischemic heart disease. materials & methods: this study was done on 200 patient’s with cabg operation during 6 months. 142 patients were men and 56 patients were women with mean age 57.7  9.2 years (36-83). ef was measured by echocardiography before & 1 week after cabg, ccsfc evaluated befor...

Pericardial hemangioma is very rare and their coincidence with other visceral hemamgiomas is exceptional. We are reporting a 72-year-old man with an incidentally discovered pericardial hemangioma during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and mitral valve replacement surgery and a prior history of multiple hepatic cavernous hemangiomas. This case has been reported due to its extreme rarity. To ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the coronary vascular resistance (CVR) and to analyze the flow differences through grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHODS Between 17 June and 15 July 2005, we assessed the coronary vascular resistance profile in 10 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery by grafting a section of saphenous vein and checking CVR dir...

Background: With the evolution of anesthesia and surgical procedures, fast track extubation has gained an increased interest, mainly based on the possibility of reducing health costs seemingly without compromising patient care. Aim: To compare two groups of patients submitted to a non-fast track extubation and a fast track extubation protocol after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with card...