background : medical operation is an anxious factor that causes physiological reactions in body which consequently increases respiratory rate, heart rate and blood pressure. the aim of this study is assessing the effect of reflexotherapy on vital signs of patients before coronary artery bypass surgery in shahid chamran hospital of isfahan. methods : fifty volunteer patients candidated for coron...

abstract background: right ventricular myocardial performance index (rvmpi) is a doppler–derived parameter of non-geometrical ventricular function that measures both systolic and diastolic functions of the right ventricle. the aim of this study is to compare prognostic value of rvmpi with global rv function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (cabg). methods: in a longitudinal s...

BACKGROUND The long-term results of coronary artery bypass surgery depend mostly on the type of the grafts. For a long time, it has been accepted that arterial grafts are superior to venous grafts. In this study, we evaluated the angiographic patency rates of arterial and venous grafts. METHODS The study took place between 2003 and 2013 in the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery in Baskent ...

BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality. Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is an established diagnostic and prognostic ambulatory HF biomarker. We hypothesized that increased perioperative BNP independently associates with HF hospitalization or HF death up to 5 yr after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHODS The authors conducted a two-in...

Case studY initial presentation A 68-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for elective peripheral artery bypass to improve his ability to walk without pain. Underlying medical conditions include coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, osteoarthritis, and obesity. He had 4-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery 3 years ago. Recalling the experience, the p...

From the Coronary Artery Surgery Study Registry, all patients undergoing initial bypass surgery procedures with independent vein grafts were identified. The 950 patients receiving an internal mammary artery bypass graft were compared with the 6027 patients receiving vein graft alone. Improved survival rates with internal mammary artery grafts were noted at hospitals in which these grafts were p...

OBJECTIVES Ascending aortic dissection has a poor prognosis if it is not promptly corrected surgically. Even with surgical correction, postoperative management is feared because of its complicated course. Our aim was to describe the incidence of postoperative complications and identify the 1 and 6-month mortality rate of our ascending aortic dissection surgical cohort. Secondarily, a comparison...

Introduction Myocardial revascularization surgery is associated with high morbidity and mortality, due to factors like the general anesthesia surgical procedure itself. Physiotherapy, combined early mobilization (EM), can provide patient better functional parameters. Objective To review, identify describe effectiveness of EM in prevention rehabilitation parameters coronary artery bypass graft s...

background: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is very frequent and often unrecognized in surgical patients. osa is associated with perioperative complications. we evaluated the effects of osa on postoperative complications and hospital outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery. methods: candidates of elective cabg were evaluated by the berlin questionnaire for osa....

BACKGROUND Left ventricular myocardial performance index is a Doppler-derived parameter of nongeometrical ventricular function that measures both systolic and diastolic function of the left ventricle. The objective of this study was to compare prognostic value of left ventricular myocardial performance index with global left ventricle function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft...