Conventional methodology to investigate cognitive impairment after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery leaves unclear the potential for pre-existing cognitive deficits to influence outcome. Individuals with pre-existing deficits may be more vulnerable to the effects of CABG, hence biasing the results of a typical prospective trial if account is not taken of their state. The present stud...

BACKGROUND Recent years have witnessed the emergence of obesity as a major public health concern. The drastic rise in obesity and its concomitant co-morbidities is a reflection of the recent changes in dietary habits in Iran and many other developing countries. A recent large population study in Tehran reported that 58% and 75% of middle-aged Iranian men and women, respectively, were either ove...

In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, post-operative atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs with a prevalence of up to 40%. The highest incidence is seen between the second and third day after the operation. Following cardiac surgery AF may cause various complications such as hemodynamic instability, heart attack and cerebral or other thromboembolisms. AF increases mor...

BACKGROUND This report describes the in-hospital experience with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for the state of California in 1989. Data are derived from the statewide hospital discharge abstracts. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 24,883 PTCAs were performed; most patients (70%) were men and most procedures were single vessel (87%). About one fifth (19%) of patients had ...

BACKGROUND In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a reduced preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is common and is associated with a worse outcome. Available outcome data for these patients address specific surgical procedures, mainly coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Aim of our study was to investigate perioperative outcome of surgery on patients with low pre-operative LVE...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown to prolong survival and to decrease infarct size in patients after acute coronary syndromes.1–3 Evidence now exists that ACE inhibitors are effective in decreasing myocardial injury during coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and can reduce the incidence of ischemic events in the years after surgery.4,5 It has been suggested ...

CONTEXT Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a common procedure for patients with coronary artery disease. The physiologic effects of postoperative osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) following CABG have not been documented previously. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of OMT on cardiac hemodynamics post-CABG surgery. DESIGN Pilot prospective clinical study (N=29). SETTING...

OBJECTIVES The number of patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has fallen, whereas their risk profile appears to be increasing. We evaluated changes in the predictors of hospital mortality among patients undergoing CABG during a span of 18 years. METHODS Data were collected prospectively for all patients undergoing isolated CABG (n=23,445) from 1991 to 2008. To examine ...