BACKGROUND The incidence of strokes has not decreased after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The purpose of this study is to identify incidence, risk factors, and temporal pattern of strokes after on-pump and off-pump CABG. METHODS We analyzed 2,516 consecutive patients who underwent first elective isolated CABG. The primary endpoint was strokes within 30 days. The temporal onset ...

diabetic mellitus (dm) is a major risk factor of morbidity, mortality and economic cost to society. diabetic patients are at risk of having microvascular or macrovascular disorders of diabetes. postoperative anemia have wide spectrum of some early complications that require more care in hospitalization stays. therefore, this study was designed to evaluate effect of preoperative anemia on short-...

OBJECTIVES Conclusive evidence is lacking regarding the benefits and risks of performing off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for patients with diabetes. This study aims to compare clinical outcomes after off-pump and on-pump procedures for patients with diabetes. METHODS The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial enrolled patients...

BACKGROUND Randomized trials have compared coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, results of these trials in select patients may not accurately reflect current clinical practice using drug-eluting stents (DES) and off-pump CABG. We undertook a prospective registry of coronary revascularization by CABG on-pump and off-pump, and PCI with or w...

To determine whether off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) increases mid-term major adverse cardiovascular (and cerebrovascular) events MACCE over on-pump CABG, we performed a meta-analysis of exclusive large randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched through October 2013 using Web-based...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) has not abolished the risk of postoperative stroke and delirium seen for on-pump CABG. Advanced arteriosclerotic changes are common in both on-pump and off-pump CABG. We sought to analyze if advanced arteriosclerotic changes are risk factors of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), and delirium after off-pump CABG. Patients undergoing off-pump...

the most common type of arrhythmia following coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) is atrial fibrillation (af) with an incidence rate of 20-30%. pericardial effusion is one of the etiologic factors of atrial fibrillation occurring after cabg. posterior pericardiotomy (pp) causes the drainage of blood and fluids from the pericardial space into the pleural space leading to a decreased pericardial e...

introduction: as off pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (cabg) is a developing method in coronary cardiac surgery, most surgeons are anxious about the danger of emergency crash conversion. in this observational study we tried to show the rate and outcome of conversion . material and methods: in this descriptive study about 477 coronary off-pump cabg patients were operated in ghaem hos...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a well-established procedure for treating diabetic patients with multivessel disease, but extracorporeal circulation and cardioplegia-induced cardiac arrest introduce a severe burden to these patients. The present study investigated if off-pump CABG decreases 30-day mortality and mid-term mortality in diabetic patients in comparison with conv...

INTRODUCTION European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) has been used to predict the postoperative mortality rate for patients undergoing open-heart surgery. The contributions of EuroSCORE in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has not yet clearly elucidated. METHODS Consecutive patients of isolated off-pump CABG performed from 2000 when we start performing ...