Background: Renal impairment is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Therefore, we aimed to study the risk factors of CABG in patients non-dialysis-dependent mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease.
 Methods: This prospective included 50 renal (renal disease stage II or III) off-pump (n= 25) on-pump CABG. Postoperative outcomes cre...

Surgical revascularization of the heart (CABG - coronary artery bypass grafting) is one way of treating coronary heart disease. Bleeding is one of the serious and frequent complications of heart surgery and can result in increased mortality and morbidity. Hemostasis disorder may be secondary consequences of surgical bleeding, preoperative anticoagulant therapy, and the use of cardiopulmonary by...

OBJECTIVE It is well known that the presence of carotid artery stenosis increases the risk of perioperative stroke in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Although off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can avoid the adverse effects of cardiopulmonary bypass, the influence of carotid artery stenosis on the incidence of stroke in patients undergoing off-pump ...

BACKGROUND Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common complications after cardiothoracic surgery and is associated with an increased risk of stroke, and longer hospital stay. The pathophysiology of postoperative AF is uncertain, and its prevention remains unsatisfactory. Many previous studies have examined the predictors of AF after on-pump coronary artery bypass graft sur...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on postoperative cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular reactivity, with attention for the perioperative high-intensity transient signals (HITS). DESIGN A prospective comparative study. SETTING Urban university hospital. PATIENTS Candidates for cardiac surgery. METHODS Measurement of HITS ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of three different minimally invasive surgical techniques for left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): Port-Access surgery (PA-CABG), minimally invasive direct CABG (MIDCAB) and off-pump totally endoscopic CABG (TECAB). METHODS Over a decade, 160 eligible patients for elective LAD...

Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with diffuse systemic inflammatory responses during and after cardiac surgery and is associated with increased morbidity & mortality associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting CABG, particularly in high risk sub set of patients i.e., advanced age, severe left ventricular dysfunction, renal failure, etc. The purpose of this study is to ...