Objective: Due to the potential of thrombus blockage and aneurysm rupture, saphenous veins with varicose are not advised for use as bypass grafts. However, if no other autologous vein is accessible a conduit in lower-limb bypass; transplants may be employed. Few reports have studied clinical results using We therefore investigated whether or acceptable patency rates graft could achieved.

Background: Inadequate depth of anesthesia leads to release of stress hormones. Electroencephalographic monitoring by bispectral index is a guide to asses the depth of anesthesia. The aim of the present study was to measure the serum cortisol levels as an index of stress response in patients who are candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in two groups of patients. Methods: Seventy-...

abstract background: advances in coronary artery surgery have reduced morbidity, mortality, and rates of graft occlusion. discharge programs are important services for the continuity of treatment and must encompass physical, psychological, and social aspects of individual patient care. this study aimed at investigating the effect of planned discharge training and counseling on the problems expe...

background: coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery is very traumatic and makes patients very nervous. since it is a main task of nurses to improve patients' comfort and safety, this study investigated the effect of therapeutic touch in cardiovascular patients' anxiety before cabg surgery. methods: in a controlled clinical trail study the simple random sampling was used to select 44 patient...

global myocardial ischemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury are potential adverse events related with cardioplegic arrest. beating heart surgery has avoided such complications and adapted to valve surgery following successful results published on myocardial revascularization. difficulty in weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass may be lessened by using on-pump beating heart surgery for mitral valve...

background: the prevalence of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (lvd) referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) is increasing. preoperative lvd is an established risk factor for early and late mortality after revascularization. the aim of the present study was to assess the early outcome of patients with severe lvd undergoing cabg. methods: between december 2012 and no...

length of hospital stay (los) is a key indicator for hospital management. reducing hospital stay is a priority for all health systems. we aimed to determine the length of hospital stay following coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg) based on its clinical and non-clinical factors. a cross-sectional study of 649 consecutive patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery was conducted...

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards) is a potential complication of cardiac surgery, given that patients undergoing cabg frequently have hypoxemia and pulmonary dysfunction during initial hours after surgery. thus, ards criteria in these patients are more likely to be positive while these criteria may not match the patient`s clinical picture. we aimed to investigate frequency of rapid ons...