Evaluation of brain lesions in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting using MRI with the emphasis on susceptibility-weighted imaging.

Introduction: Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are at risk of strokes and neurocognitive disorders.

The Aim Of The Study: The aim of the study was to assess the clinical utility of susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) MRI in detection of new brain lesions in patients after CABG. We assessed the incidence and types of brain lesions and correlated the data with neurological examinations in groups of patients who underwent on-pump and off-pump CABG.

Postoperative coronary aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling.

We present a rare case of aneurysm formation of the circumflex coronary artery after a Bentall procedure. Implantation of a stent graft in the circumflex artery and closure of the aneurysm neck failed. An endovascular procedure was used to coil the aneurysm and prevent rupture.

A fatal outcome of thoracic aortic aneurysm in a male patient with bicuspid aortic valve.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm is often an asymptomatic but potentially lethal disease if its most catastrophic complication - aortic dissection - occurs. Thoracic aortic dissection is associated with a high mortality rate despite ongoing improvement in its management. We report a fatal outcome of thoracic aortic aneurysm in a male patient with bicuspid aortic valve.

Giant metastatic intrapericardial tumor 20 years after nephrectomy.

We present a rare case of giant, metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the pericardium diagnosed 20 years after nephrectomy. An endovascular procedure was used to place coils preoperatively in the large collateral vessels supplying the tumor to achieve mass reduction and reduce intraoperative bleeding. The tumor was resected through a median sternotomy, and the patient's recovery was uneventful.