OBJECTIVE Monocyte activation plays a key role in amplifying both inflammatory and coagulopathic sequelae in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Off-pump CABG diminishes, but does not eliminate, the systemic inflammatory response and its influence on monocyte activation remains unclear. This study was performed to determine if off-pump CABG suppresses all fe...

RESULTS Octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery had fewer comorbid illnesses but higher disease severity and surgical urgency than younger patients. Octogenarians had significantly higher in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery than younger patients: coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) only (8.1% vs. 3.0%), CABG/aortic valve (10.1% vs. 7.9%), CABG/mitral valve (19.6% vs. 12.2%). In addi...

BACKGROUND Most studies that are the basis of recommended volume thresholds for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) predate the routine use of stent placement. METHODS AND RESULTS Data from New York's Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Reporting System in 1998 to 2000 (n=107 713) were used to examine the impact of annual hospital volume and annual operator volume on in-hospital mortal...

BACKGROUND Estimation of an individual patient's risk for postoperative dialysis can support informed clinical decision making and patient counseling. METHODS AND RESULTS To develop a simple bedside risk algorithm for estimating patients' probability for dialysis after cardiac surgery, we evaluated data of 449,524 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or valve surgery...

Introduction Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in ventilatory muscle strength and lung function. Inspiratory training (IMT) based on anaerobic threshold (AT) has been used to minimize the impact of CABG these parameters, but long-term unknown. Objective To test hypothesis that AT-based IMT improves inspiratory function even six months after CABG. Method...

background: erythropoietin (epo) is known as a regulating hormone for the production of red blood cells, called erythropoiesis. some studies have shown that epo exerts some non-hematopoietic protective effects on ischemia-reperfusion injuries in myocytes. using echocardiography, we evaluated the effect of epo infusion on reducing ischemia-reperfusion injuries and improvement of the cardiac func...

Background: The negative effects of high-grade carotid stenosis on the brain are widely known. However, there still insufficient data state in patients with small and after isolated or combined coronary surgery. This EEG-based study aimed to analyze effect severity associated activity changes neurophysiological test results undergoing artery bypass grafting (CABG) without endarterectomy (CEA). ...

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing anxiety and pain levels patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery. The method used this research is a literature review by searching online databases: Ebscohost, Wiley Online, Proquest, Pubmed, & ScienceDirect. results showed that was effective pain. type provided mostly natural music, duration 20-30 ...

OBJECTIVES We sought to develop national benchmarks for valve replacement surgery by developing statistical risk models of operative mortality. BACKGROUND National risk models for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) have gained widespread acceptance, but there are no similar models for valve replacement surgery. METHODS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Datab...