background: surgical site infection is known as a common complication after cardiac surgery, and cefazolin is the best prophylactic antibiotic to prevent this complication. the goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of continuous and intermittent cefazolin for the prevention of superficial surgical site infection following off-pump coronary artery bypass (opcab). methods: this prospectiv...

functional mitral regurgitation (mr) results from left ventricular remodeling, leaflet tethering or tenting. coronary artery disease is one of the important causes of functional mr due to tethering. detection of functional mr and its severity are important factors in patient prognosis. there are different methods for detection of functional mr and its severity, including anterior mitral leaflet...

background: elderly patients (>75 years) have constituted the fastest growing portion of the coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) patient population over the last two decades. of the goals that surgical care for the elderly pursues, cure may be an unfeasible one; nevertheless, palliation and comfort warrant sufficient importance. the present study sought to examine the postoperative course an...

background: we compared the outcomes in patients with a low ejection fraction (ef) and multivessel coronary artery disease (cad) who either underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) or received medical treatment (mt) after a viability study via dobutamine stress echocardiography (dse). methods: we considered patients with cad and left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) <40% who were re...

introduction : there is always concerns regarding postoperative bleeding in coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) patients; a number of different strategies have been used to compensate for it and to reduce the amount of blood transfusion. we designed this study to see if local fibrinogen could decrease postoperative bleeding in adult cabg, which is not studied yet. materials and methods : in a d...

conclusions physical or physiological and psychological stressors impose greater stress and are predictors of anxiety. when preparing their nursing care plan, nurses should consider these stressors that affect anxiety levels in patients undergoing cabg surgery and those hospitalized in intensive care units. patients and methods this is a descriptive-analytical study that uses a non-random conve...

introduction: pain management after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg) is an ‎important nursing care which can result in faster recovery and patient satisfaction.‎ objective: the aim of study was to determine post cabg patients’ perception on pain management ‎quality.‎ methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on ‎‏108‏‎ cabg patients, who were chosen by ‎sequential sampling me...

aim and background: coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery is the most common surgical procedure for patients suffering from coronary artery diseases. many studies demonstrated cabg as a serious crisis for patients resulting in excessive stress and anxiety. this study was performed to assess the effects of reflexology on anxiety levels among cabg surgery candidates in shahid chamran hospit...

introduction: heart failure is a major hazard for public health. despite recent advance in medical therapy, there is not enough information on the outcome of off-pump coronary artery bypass (opcab) and medical therapy on the patients with severe ventricular dysfunction and triple-vessel (cad). this study aimed to compare treatment outcomes and mortality rate in patients undergoing off-pump coro...

conclusions according to the results of the study, health-promoting model-based self-care behaviors can help identify and predict cardiac surgery patients’ lifestyles in iran. this pattern can be used as a framework for discharge planning and the implementation of educational interventions to improve the lifestyles of cabg patients. background advances in coronary artery surgery have reduced pa...