INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the course of health - related quality of life, cognitive and emotional change during the six months after elective CABG, and to investigate how cognitive impairments, depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms were related to quality of life. METHOD In a prospective study, we followed up for 6 months 138 of the original 147 patients who had ...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a key and effective surgical treatment modality for coronary artery disease. Unfortunately, ischemia-reperfusion injury during and after CABG can lead to reversible and irreversible myocardial damage. Trimetazidine [1-(2,3,4-trimethoxybenzyl)piperazine dihydrochloride] is a metabolic anti-ischemic agent with demonstrated cardioprotective effe...

INTROduCTION Concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased rate of post‐coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) complications. The ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) <70%, proposed by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease as a criterion for the diagnosis of COPD, is criticized for not c...

background: pain on mid sternotomy incision site after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg) is a common problem that causes sleep disturbance, delayed wound healing, and increased use of analgesic drugs. massage therapy which is mostly performed by healthcare providers is a non-pharmacological approach for managing this pain. the present study aimed to determine the effect of massage the...

Abstract Background Recent evidence has rendered percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) a valuable alternative to artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with left main disease (LMCAD). Nevertheless, the optimal management and selection is still subject discussion Methods We retrospectively included 431 treated PCI 324 CABG primary objective of comparing procedural failure according revascu...

The American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement in 2015 regarding the secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) [1]. Advice was given for antiplatelet therapy, antihypertensives, beta-blockers, and anti-lipids post CABG prevention. This paper reviewed adherence at single centre discharge with AHA guidelines [1] effect this had on outcomes.