Improving Outcomes in Coronary Surgery: The Impact of Echo-Directed Aortic Cannulation and Perioperative Hemodynamic Management in 500 Patients
A standardized approach to CABG using echocardiographic guided aortic cannulation and perioperative hemodynamic management reduces perioperative stroke and death associated with on-pump coronary surgery.
Are There Enough Jobs in Cardiothoracic Surgery?
Although most finishing residents were satisfied with training and career choice, significant concerns exist regarding job opportunities and compensation.
EuroSCORE Predicts Intensive Care Unit Stay and Costs of Open Heart Surgery
In this single-institution study, the additive EuroSCORE algorithm could be used to predict ICU cost and also an ICU stay of more than 2 days after open heart surgery.
Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Surgery: Time to Change Our Habits?
Total arterial OPCAB has a safe outcome in terms of mortality and neurologic events and has a low linearized rate of cardiac-related events at follow-up, even for patients with a moderate- to high-risk profile.
Intraoperative and Intermediate-Term Angiographic Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Symmetry Proximal Anastomotic Device
We do not recommend the routine use of this device in coronary artery bypass operations.
Intraoperative and Intermediate-Term Angiographic Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Symmetry Proximal Anastomotic Device
We do not recommend the routine use of this device in coronary artery bypass operations.
Left Ventricular Performance of Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum After Right Heart Bypass Surgery
The contractility and ventricular efficiency of patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum are inferior to those of patients with tricuspid atresia after bidirectional Glenn procedure and total cavopulmonary connection.
Emergency Conversion to Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Attempted Off-Pump Revascularization Results in Increased Morbidity and Mortality
We sought to evaluate outcomes and predictors of emergency conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during attempted off-pump coronary bypass surgery.
Intraoperative and Intermediate-Term Angiographic Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Symmetry Proximal Anastomotic Device
We do not recommend the routine use of this device in coronary artery bypass operations.
Microvascular Perfusion Upon Exchange Transfusion With Stored Red Blood Cells in Normovolemic Anemic Conditions
Circulation of stored RBCs in a hemodiluted animal resulted in significantly malperfused and underoxygenated microvasculature that was not detectable at the systemic level.
Survival After Coronary Revascularization Among Patients With Kidney Disease
Compared with no revascularization, CABG was associated with better survival in all categories of kidney function.
Pregnancy Problematic in Mechanical Heart Valve Recipients
Pregnancy in women with prosthetic heart valves results in live births in only about two thirds of cases, Lebanese researchers report in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.