Objective: To determine the frequency of cognitive impairment and its predictors in patients, who underwent first time coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS).
Study Design: An observational study.
Place And Duration Of Study: The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, from December 2008 to December 2009.
Objective: To analyze the outcome of continuous versus interrupted closure technique of ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in Tetrology of Fallot with reference to postoperative residual VSD after total correction.
Methods: A randomised control study was conducted between January 2008 to December 2008 at The Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi. The results of total correction (T.
Objective: To determine the early effects of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) on regional left ventricular wall motion abnormality in patients undergoing surgery for proven Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi.