Myocardial protection with Glucose-Insulin-Potassium infusion during adult cardiac surgery.

Background & Objective: Recent meta-analysis reports have called for more randomized trials to evaluate the effectiveness of GIK solution in patients of cardiac surgery. So this study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) solutions in non-diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: A total number of one hundred and sixty (160) patients were randomized into two equal groups; GIK Group and non-GIK group.

Impact of body mass index on left ventricular mass.

Background: Obesity is an independent factor implicated in left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and increased left ventricular mass. Early detection of increased LV mass in obese patients has prognostic and therapeutic implications.

Methods: This case series was carried out in Choudhry Pervaiz Ellahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan from March to August 2011.