OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the contribution of noninvasive dual-source computed tomography angiography (CTA) in the comprehensive assessment of symptomatic patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). BACKGROUND Assessment of bypass grafts and distal runoffs by invasive coronary angiography is cumbersome and often requires extra procedure time, contrast load, and radiation exp...

Objective: To determine the incidence, extent and site of saphenous neuralgia (anaesthesia, hyperaesthesia and pain) in the lower limb after harvesting of great saphenous vein (GSV) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Thirty-two consecutive patients (39 lower limbs) aged 58 ^ 16 years undergoing CABG were prospectively reviewed. All patients were assessed pre-operatively to est...

certain benefits are clearly associated with the use of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) as compared with the on-pump cabg. the superiority is more evident in patients with multiple co morbidities including renal failure.we reviewed the medical records of a 67-year-old male with a past medical history that was significant for multiple cardiovascular diseases and new-onset end-sta...

Introduction: The use of two arterial conduits for CABG is rapidly increasing. The second arterial conduit to LITA is usually RITA or radial artery. We sought to compare outcomes when either RITA or radial artery is exclusively used as a Y composite graft to LITA for total arterial revascularization. Material and methods:  We retrospectively analyzed 231 ...

A personal series of 163 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur between March 1988 and December 1990 were reviewed retrospectively to determine factors affecting hospital morbidity and mortality. One hundred and thirty eight were elective cases while 25 patients underwent emergency CABG surgery. Of these, 15 patients had recent myoc...

Background: Surgical myocardial revascularisation surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting CABG) with extracorporeal circulation (ECC) triggers systematic oxidative stress, which is responsible for a large number of postoperative complications. It has been suggested that reactive oxygen species (ROS) arise not only during surgery, but also in the reperfusion period. The aim of this study was to...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of death among women in developed countries all over the world. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a well established therapeutic modality to treat diffuse coronary artery atherosclerosis. AIM In this study we focused on the retrospective assessment of the early results of CABG in women as compared to the results of such t...

The variations in recovery time, complications, and survival among cardiac patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures are vast. Many formulas and theories are used to predict clinical outcome and recovery time, and current prognostic predictions are based on medical and family history, lifestyle, co-morbidities, and performance status. The identification of bioma...

Background and Objective: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most commonly performed cardiac surgery globally in United States, however, women have worse outcomes than men. We aim to examine possible drivers of this sex difference CABG outcomes.

OBJECTIVE To analyse the data retrospectively and identify risk factors that may adversely affect mortality in patients aged seventy years and older with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). METHODS From Jan 2003 to Oct 2007, 63 consecutive patients of 70 years or older underwent primary isolated CABG on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in Department of Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital. Forty o...