The impact of previous COVID-19 pneumonia on postoperative outcomes and complications in coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: This study aimed to provide nuanced insights in managing patients with a history of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study involved 168 patients (131 males, 37 females; mean age: 61.2±9.

Determination of Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury In Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation.

Background: In this study, we try to determine risk factors for acute kidney injury in orthotopic cardiac transplantation patients.

Methods: Between February 2003 and December 2022, all cardiac transplantation patients were retrospectively reviewed. Finally, 102 patients enrolled in this study.

Factors Affecting Recanalization in Femoropopliteal Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Effects of warfarin and new-generation direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) on thrombus resolution after the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are still unknown. The study aimed to investigate the effects of warfarin and DOACs on thrombus resolution after DVT treatment. The study included 666 patients who were diagnosed with femoropopliteal DVT between January 2016 and January 2022 and had complete medical records without missing data.

Radiofrequency ablation of the great saphenous vein; does the choice of monopolar or bipolar catheters affect outcomes?

Objectives: Radiofrequency-based procedure is one of the leading methods of endovenous thermal ablation. The most fundamental difference with regards to currently available radiofrequency ablation systems is the way of electric current flow given to the vein wall; bipolar segmental and monopolar ablation. This study aimed to compare the monopolar ablation method with conventional bipolar segmental endovenous radiofrequency ablation method for the management of incompetent saphenous veins.

Successful long-term limb salvage using cephalic and small saphenous vein grafts: A case report.

In this case report, we present a patient scheduled for operation due to critical leg ischemia in whom a bilateral great saphenous vein (GSV) had already been used during previous cardiac and peripheral vascular surgeries. The patient underwent femorofemoral crossover bypass from left to right with a small saphenous vein and right femoropopliteal bypass with cephalic vein (CV) during the same session. Distal pulses became palpable, and symptoms regressed dramatically following the operation.

Carotid artery stenosis in asymptomatic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: who and when should be screened?

Background: Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is one of the major causes of stroke in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine which age groups require screening for CAS using carotid duplex ultrasound in asymptomatic patients undergoing CABG.

Methods: We included 644 neurologically asymptomatic consecutive patients (mean [SD] age, 63.

A comparison of three tricuspid annuloplasty techniques: Suture, ring, and band.

Background: This study aims to compare three different tricuspid annuloplasty techniques using suture, ring, and band.

Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2015, a total of 231 consecutive patients (78 males, 153 females; mean age 50.3±15.

Comparison of Anterior Mitral Leaflet Repair Techniques with and without the Use of Chordal Replacement in Patients with Degenerative Mitral Valve Insufficiency.

Background: The aim of our study was to compare the outcome of patients who underwent mitral valve anterior leaflet repair with and without chordal replacement for degenerative mitral valve insufficiency.

Methods: This study was conducted at our center between May 2006 and May 2013. The study included 125 patients with degenerative mitral valve insufficiency (64 males, 61 females; mean age 47 years, age range 16-78 years) who underwent mitral valve repair with anterior leaflet procedures.

Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization: The Landmark Technique versus Ultrasonography Guidance in Cardiac Surgery.

Background Central venous catheterization is an invasive procedure that must be performed during cardiovascular surgery. The addition of ultrasound guidance to the catheterization technique has shown effectiveness in reducing complications because it allows for the visualization of anatomical variations prior to intervention and the continual visualization of the needle during the placement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of needle-guiding ultrasound for internal jugular venous cannulation.

Predictive Value of STOP-BANG on OSAS-Related Complications Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Background: The time and conditions may not be suitable for performing polysomnography (PSG) before urgent or emergent surgeries, for example, a coronary artery bypass graft. Unavailability in many centers, critical clinical situation, and inability to arrange a timely scheduled appointment are other limitations for PSG. In this study, we aimed to investigate if the STOP-BANG Questionnaire may predict obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) related postoperative pulmonary alterations during coronary artery surgery.

Distribution of Thoracic Aortic Calcifications in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Background: In procedures involving surgical maneuvers such as cannulation, clamping, or proximal anastomosis where aortic manipulation is inevitable, a preliminary assessment of atherosclerotic plaques bears clinical significance. In the present study, our aim was to evaluate the frequency and distribution of aortic calcifications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery to propose a morphological classification system.

Methods: A total of 443 consecutive patients with coronary artery disease were included in this study.

The use of Rapid Shallow Breathing Index shortens time to extubation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of the use of the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index on extubation success and time to extubation in patients undergoing elective isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: This prospective, randomized-controlled study included a total of 72 patients (55 males, 19 females; mean age 60.3±9.

Anticoagulation therapy in pregnant women with mechanical heart valve.

Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of various anticoagulant regimens on prosthetic valve-related complications and pregnancy outcomes including feto-maternal mortality and morbidity, and to identify the most optimal anticoagulation therapy regimen.

Methods: Anticoagulant therapy regimens for pregnant women who underwent mechanical heart valve replacement between January 1990 and December 2015 was analyzed retrospectively. Seventy-two pregnancies among 57 patients after mechanical heart valve replacement were reviewed, and four different regimens were identified and evaluated during different trimesters of pregnancy.

Effect of tandem lesions on haemodynamic parameters: an experimental study.

Background: The morphology and extensity of the stenotic lesion is crucial as well as the obstruction ratio. It is well known that the complexity of lesions has a direct impact on endovascular treatment (PTCA/stent); however, the arrangement of the lesions is underestimated and not well studied.

Aim: We sought to evaluate the haemodynamic effects of different stenotic lesion models and arrangements in vitro.

Rivaroxaban vs. warfarin on extended deep venous thromboembolism treatment: A cost analysis.

Background Standard treatment for deep venous thromboembolism involves parenteral anticoagulation overlapping with a vitamin K antagonist, an approach that is effective but associated with limitations including the need for frequent coagulation monitoring. The direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban is similarly effective to standard therapy as a single-drug treatment for venous thromboembolism and does not require routine coagulation monitoring. The aim of this analysis was to project the long-term costs and outcomes for rivaroxaban compared to standard of care (tinzaparin/warfarin).

Tricuspid Valve Replacement Through Right Thoracotomy has Better Outcomes in Redo Cases.

Background: The tricuspid valve is usually ignored and tricuspid interventions are mostly done in the context of other planned cardiac surgery. Isolated tricuspid reoperative procedure, especially tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is very rare and carries a very high mortality rate. In this prospective study, clinical results of isolated TVR either through a median re-sternotomy or an antero-lateral thoracotomy with conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been evaluated.

A practical and inexpensive proximal anastomosis technique in calcified aorta.

Patients with severely calcified aorta have high risk of atheroemboli and bleeding during cardiac surgery. Clamping the ascending aorta to initiate cardiac arrest or to perform proximal anastomosis is a challenging problem. Beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting without aortic clamping is usually accepted as the best solution.

Pentamidine in Pneumocystis jirovecii prophylaxis in heart transplant recipients.

Despite advances in transplantation techniques and the quality of post-transplantation care, opportunistic infections remain an important cause of complications. Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) is an opportunistic organism, represents an important cause of infections in heart transplantation patients.

Angina severity predicts worse sleep quality after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: We sought to reveal whether the severity of angina pectoris affects sleep quality after elective coronary artery bypass grafting.

Material And Methods: Patients scheduled to undergo isolated coronary artery bypass grafting were divided into two groups, having a recent myocardial infarction (Group 1, n=22, mean age 59.40±7.

Hyponatremia Due to Escitalopram and Thiazide Use After Cardiac Surgery.

Depression and mood disorders occur commonly following emergent cardiac surgery. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are commonly used antidepressants. We report the development of severe hyponatremia leading to adverse clinical effects due to escitalopram and thiazide diuretic use concomitantly in a patient with depression after emergency coronary artery bypass grafting.

Dopamine Administration is a Risk Factor for Delirium in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

Background: Delirium is an important morbidity following heart surgery. We sought to determine whether dopamine infusion is associated with increased risk of delirium in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: A total of 137 patients (mean age; 61.