Post pump chorea in a 77-year-old male.

In this report, we present a case of a post pump chorea in a 77-year-old male after concomitant cardiac procedure. Since this complication usually occurs in children, to our knowledge, the presented patient is the eldest described in literature. We discuss a long aortic clamp, resp.

Beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting with miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass results in a more complete revascularization when compared to off-pump grafting.

The technique of miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass (M-CPB) for beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is relatively new and has potential advantages when compared to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). M-CPB consists of less tubing length and requires less priming volume. The system is phosphorylcholine coated and results in minimal pump-related inflammatory response and organ injury.

Femoral vascular closure device: the surgical view.

This case report describes the surgical findings of a percutaneous closure device, which was used after diagnostic coronary angiography. The features of the device are described. Surgeons should be familiar with the existence of these devices to avoid complications during vascular access procedures at the level of the common femoral artery.

Beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting using a miniaturized extracorporeal circulation system.

Background: Experience with miniaturized coronary artery bypass (CAB) systems in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on the beating heart is limited. We used a relatively new miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system, which we termed assisted CAB (ACAB), to perform CABG on the beating heart in 110 patients, and we analyzed clinical outcomes in this patient group.

Methods: Between January 2004 and September 2006, we used ACAB to perform CABG on the beating heart in 110 patients.

Autologous platelet gel fails to show beneficial effects on wound healing after saphenectomy in CABG patients.

Wound healing impairment in the leg after removal of the saphenous vein within the framework of a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation represents a clinically significant problem. Patients suffer from this complication, and treatment of the wounds is costly in terms of both time and money. No method is known to date that reliably prevents postoperative wound healing disturbances.

Early outcome after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: effect on mortality and stroke.

Objective: One of the major and devastating complications of the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the stroke. Avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may reduce this neurological complication. In the past years there was an increased interest in the off-pump coronary artery grafting (OPCAB).

Single-center experience with the On-X prosthetic heart valve between 1996 and 2005.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Herein are presented long-term results for the On-X mechanical heart valve. All On-X heart valve recipients since the first implantation worldwide at the University of Bochum in September 1996 were followed retrospectively; the present authors' single-center experience over a period of almost 10 years is reported.

Methods: A total of 428 patients (255 males, 173 females; mean age 62.

[Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Comparison of 270 case-matched elderly patients].

Introduction: Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: it still remains a matter of debate which method results in a lower incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality. This case-matched study evaluates the outcome of elderly patients in both groups.

Methods: All patients aged 75 and older, who underwent CABG from 1998 to 2002, were examined retrospectively.