Within the last 10 years, the incorporation of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) into many surgical practices has grown. OPCAB requires the surgeon to operate on a beating heart, and it is generally accepted that OPCAB procedures are more technically demanding. Concerns of possible incomplete revascularizations and decreased graft patency have been noted in the literature. The ob...

OBJECTIVE We analyzed the angiographic changes of the anastomotic sites at three time points for 5 years after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. METHODS Of the 402 patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery between January 1998 and December 2001, 240 patients who received the early, 1-year, and 5-year follow-up coronary angiograms regardless of the patient's anginal...

introduction: coronary artery bypass graft can improve myocardial contractility and functional class in ischemic heart disease. materials & methods: this study was done on 200 patient’s with cabg operation during 6 months. 142 patients were men and 56 patients were women with mean age 57.7  9.2 years (36-83). ef was measured by echocardiography before & 1 week after cabg, ccsfc evaluated befor...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of the health education program to improve patient's health-related quality of life with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. seventy patients in pre-operation were randomized into the study, with 35 patients in the experimental and 35 patients in the control group. the demographic information, sf-36 and nottingham health profile questi...

OBJECTIVE The use of automatic anastomotic devices in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is associated with lower patency rates in comparison to conventional anastomosis methods. This is thought to be caused by graft curvature occurring after closing of the chest wall. METHODS We evaluated 39 grafts in 28 patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery using the PAS-Port. ...

E et al. Off-pump or on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting at 30 days. versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for ischaemic heart disease. A meta-analysis of large randomized trials for mid-term major cardio-and cerebrovascular events following off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Long-term follow-up of morbidity and mortality after aortic valve replacement with a ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of intracoronary shunt during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. METHODS Fifty-six patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass using the left internal mammary artery to bypass the left anterior descending coronary artery were randomly assigned to have the bypass performed with intracoronary shunt or by occlusive snari...

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was, in [patients undergoing off-pump CABG] are [postoperative mortality and morbidity outcomes] acceptable when performed by [trainees]? Altogether more than 597 papers were found using the reported search, of which 8 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. Six...

the term “stunned myocardium” refers to abnormalities in the myocardial function following reperfusion and is common in on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) and is exceedingly rare in off- pump cabg. a 53-year-old man presented with unstable angina due to the severe stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery (lad) and the obtuse marginal. laboratory findings and chest x-...

Introduction: Postoperative wound infection is a complication that occurs after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of wound infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery among the patients operated in Ghaem Hospital in the city of Mashhad from 2009-2011. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the years 2009 to 2011 o...