BACKGROUND: There is still controversy about which vasodilator solution is best for storing radial artery (RA) conduits prior to coronary artery bypass grafting. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate how 4 different ...

Coronary artery anomaly has been reported at a rate of 0.6% to 1.3% in routine angiographic se-ries. Moreover, single coronary artery is one of the rarest anomalies among coronary anomalies. Eventhoughpatients with coronary ...

Amaç: Koroner arter bypass cerrahisinde distal ve proksimal anastomozlar tek aortik klemp ile yapmak, nörolojik ve kardiyak hasarı azaltabilir. Bu çalışmada, tek ve çift klemp tekniklerinin erken postoperatif sonuçlar ...

Cardiac tamponade, especially posterior tamponade,is one of the most serious and potentially lethal com-plications occurring in a minority of patients after openheart surgery and yet most potentially correctable of ...

For safe resection, left ventricular aneurysmal repair after acute myocardial infarction is usually delayed. However, delaying surgery may not be possible or prudent in some patients who are clinically unstable after ...

Objective: New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmic complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Elderly patients who undergo this operation may have a different risk profile from ...

Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection in a patient with severe pectus excavatum constitutes a surgical emergency and presents a major challenge for the surgeon. Decisions must be made regarding the operative approach ...

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were 1) to assess early clinical outcomes for patients with unstable angina (UA) who undergo urgent/emergent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); and 2) to evaluate the feasibility and ...

ABSTRACTBackground:We evaluated our experience with axillary artery perfusion technique in acutetype A aortic dissection repair.Methods:Between September 2000 and July 2006, 41 consecutive patientswith acute type A aortic ...

High origin ulnar artery from the brachial artery is rare and lies superficially in the forearm. Its reported frequency ranges from 0.17% to 2%. Pseudoaneurysms of peripheral arteries are very rare, and mostly these are ...