The effect of spironolactone in reducing the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study.

Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF), one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with unfavorable outcomes.

Objectives: This study investigated the effect of spironolactone administered two weeks before surgery on the incidence of POAF in patients undergoing CABG.

Methods: This randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study was conducted on 130 CABG patients.

Effects of the First Phase of Cardiac Rehabilitation Training on Self-Efficacy among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.

Heart surgery is vital for patients with coronary artery diseases that do not respond to drug treatments. We aimed to determine the effects of the implementation of the first phase of a cardiac rehabilitation program on self-efficacy in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). This clinical trial study was conducted on 60 post-CABG patients by convenience sampling method in 2016.

Association between incidence of atrial fibrillation and duration of cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG): a cohort study.

Background: Open heart surgery is one of the most common and valuable treatment methods for cardiovascular diseases, a common side effect of which is atrial fibrillation that occurs due to various reasons.

Objective: To determine the relationship between incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in patients after open heart surgery.

Methods: The present retrospective cohort study was conducted on 330 patients in Farshchian Heart Center through census.

Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Iatrogenic Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection.

Iatrogenic coronary artery dissection during coronary angiography with or without rupture is a rare but feared complication. We herein report a case of iatrogenic left main coronary artery dissection in a 49-year-old female. Admitted to our hospital with a recent history of severe hypotension, she develpled apnea during angiography.