Secondary coronary revascularizations can be required due to the progression of artery lesions and degeneration bypass grafts in long term after initial graft (CABG) surgery. It is therefore necessary clarify clinical characteristics these patients how improve their prognosis. Optimal medical treatments, including medications, smoking cessation, cardiac rehabilitation, are essential baseline ma...

BACKGROUND Octogenarians are a challenging group of patients referred for cardiac surgery. The aim of this study is to assess early outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed in the elderly population. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of all published observational studies comparing early results of conventional CABG surgery and off-pump CABG surgery in patients aged 80 ...

Research to date indicates that the number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients affected by depression (i.e., major, minor, dysthymia) approximates between 30% and 40% of all cases. A longstanding empirical interest on psychosocial factors in CABG surgery patients highlights an association with increased risk of morbidity in the short and longer term. Recent evidence suggests...

Background—The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have issued guidelines for the use of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for many years, but little is known about the impact of these evidence-based guidelines on referral decisions. Methods and Results—A cardiac catheterization laboratory database used by 19 ...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on the erectile function and endothelium-derived nitric oxide (eNO) levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight consecutive patients were randomized into two groups depending on use of cardiopulmonary bypass in CABG surgery. The erectile function was evaluated by using the IIEF-5 questionnaire. Th...

INTRODUCTION Adverse neurocognitive outcomes are still an important cause of morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. The most common neurocognitive disorders after conventional cardiac surgery are postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), stroke and delirium. Minimal invasive cardiac procedures have recently been introduced into practice. Endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (End...

CABG is one of the most common cardiac surgeries all over the world. Similar to other surgeries, it may be associated with some undesirable complications including neurologic complications which might cause morbidity and mortality after surgery. We will describe a case of Progressive Paraparesis after CABG Surgery and review its etiology, diagnosis and management.