Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Brazil. The risk in-hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can be assessed by identifying preoperative factors and quantified through scores. This investigation analyzed associated with mortality hospital phase isolated CABG, to develop a score (PRS) for postoperative death. observational, retrospective, single-center study ...

BACKGROUND Surgical revascularization of the coronary arteries leads to changes in quality of life (QoL) for patients with coronary heart disease. The aim of this work was to monitor QoL, considering cognitive function, depression, and activities of daily living in elderly patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS This study included 65 patients (29 women and 36 men) aged...

Background: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in men after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Etiology of sexual dysfunction in these patients may be psychological or organic due to hormonal changes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and type of sexual dysfunction and changes in serum concentration of sex hormones in male patients undergoing on-pump C...

results a total of 235 patients (135 women) with a mean age of 59 ± 9.2 years (range = 29 to 79 years), mean bmi of 27.3 ± 4.2 (range = 17 to 40), and mean waist circumference of 101.2 ± 14.7 cm (range = 55 to 145 cm) were included. by the third postoperative month, wound infection had significantly increased in patients with bmi ≥ 30 (p = 0.022). in-hospital and late morbidity and mortality ra...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication of cardiac surgery. Although it is managed easily, it can cause critical hemodynamic instabilities for intensive care patients. This observational study investigated the predictive power of P-wave dispersion (PWD) for the incidence of post cardiac surgery AF. METHODS Among patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass g...

BACKGROUND Though de novo mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequently seen in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), its incidence, predictors, and mechanisms are not known. METHODS Our surgical registry was screened for patients undergoing isolated CABG who had preoperative and postoperative resting echocardiograms performed at our institution with <or=2+ MR preoperat...

Background: Atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) is the most common arrhythmia following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and it increases morbidity and mortality associated with this procedure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictability of this arrhythmia using previously identified risk factors and to assess the efficacy of recommended prophylactic beta blocker (BB) therap...

BACKGROUND We assessed the effectiveness of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) post elective or urgent (i.e., post acute coronary syndrome [ACS]) coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). METHODS We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Registry from inception to August 2015. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in adults undergoing CABG comparing either dual vs. single an...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study was to assess the relationship between the presence of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and clinical outcome in patients with moderate systolic heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. BACKGROUND The presence of LV dyssynchrony is associated with poor prognosis in patients with LV dysfunction. METHODS The study con...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to evaluate medium- and long-term results of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). DESIGN Prospective evaluation (clinical follow-up and equilibrium radionuclide angiography scan) of all the patients with severe LVD who underwent CABG from November 1986 to November 1991 at the T...