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...

Objective. To evaluate the fate of ON-pump vs. OP-CABG surgery at mid-term follow-up. Methods. Data from 166 consecutive OP-CABG patients compared with those of 203 ONpump CABG patients operated on the same time of OP-CABG operations were retrospectively analyzed. Results. As compared to OP-CABG, in the ON-pump CABG patients mean value of Logistic EuroSCORE (8.1%±7.8% vs. 6.2%±5.9%; P<0.05), mo...

general concept and major emphasis on off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (opcab) is maintaining quality of care and patient safety while reducing cost and resource utilization. opcab probably avoids the potential complications of cardiopulmonary bypass. however its acceptance depends on clinical and economic outcome. the aim of this study is to compare clinical and economic outcome of off-...

Background — Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is an important complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Large amount data points to the problem POCD in patients with high surgical risk CABG. Low-risk are not safe from these complications either. Assessment severity, duration POCD, degree recovery and factors off- on-pump stable disease crucial minimization low risk. Obje...

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...

the correlation between severity and extent of coronary artery disease (cad) and lipid measurement was assessed in 152 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg). tfie severity and extent of cad was determined under direct vision of a cardiac surgeon during the cabg. patients were divided into two groups: 1. those with very severe and diffuse cad that all their coronaries w...

BACKGROUND Outcomes and resource utilization of patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (MVR) with or without concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were reviewed. METHODS Data for 1,844 patients undergoing isolated primary MVR at Emory University Hospitals between 1980 and 1997 were recorded prospectively in a computerized database. RESULTS The four groups included patient...