When the radial artery is used as a conduit for the postero-lateral branches, simple aorto-coronary bypass is sometimes impossible in a hypertrophic heart because of its limited length. Passing the graft through the oblique sinus, and making the proximal anastomosis on the right side of the ascending aorta, the postero-lateral branches can be revascularized with a short graft even for a dilated...

BACKGROUND Liver transplantation (LT) in patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) remains a challenge for transplant surgeons. In this study, we included a group of patients with PVT who underwent LT, and analyzed patient outcomes. METHODS A total of 356 patients who underwent LT consisting of 167 cases of deceased donor LT and 189 cases of live donor LT at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Link...

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery On May 9, 1967, 50 years ago, Dr. René G. Favaloro, an Argentine surgeon operating at the Cleveland Clinic, officially performed the first coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) of the modern era, historically, with many contributions. Alexis Carrel, in 1910, performed the first experience in dogs, using carotid anastomosis with the left coronary...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the plasma levels of hypoxanthine (HX) and xanthine in the renal vein blood samples for prediction of delayed graft function (DGF). MATERIALS AND METHODS Two blood samples were taken from 47 kidney recipients, intraoperatively. The first sample was obtained from a peripheral vein before vascular anastomosis and the second from the allograft r...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the plasma levels of hypoxanthine (HX) and xanthine in the renal vein blood samples for prediction of delayed graft function (DGF). Materials and Methods: Two blood samples were taken from 47 kidney recipients, intraoperatively. The first sample was obtained from a peripheral vein before vascular anastomosis and the second from the allograft r...

OBJECTIVE The radial artery is frequently the second graft of choice after the left internal thoracic artery in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. However, the optimal radial artery proximal anastomosis site remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to compare the radial artery patency according to its use as either an aorta-radial artery graft or composite radial artery graft ...

Coronary artery spasm in perioperative of coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a serious complication, with high rate mortality. Patient 51 years-old submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery without Extracorporeal Circulation. The patient evolved in 1st post operative (PO) day with enzymatic alteration and ST-elevation, developing soon afterwards in ventricular fibrillation, defibri...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether coronary graft patency can be predicted by transit time flow measurement (TTFM). METHODS From May 1 1997 to December 31 1998, TTFM was prospectively evaluated in 409 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). All grafts (1145) were tested with TTFM. RESULTS Thirty-seven out of 1145 grafts (3.2%) were revise...