Off-Pump Revascularization in Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.

Background:  Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is associated with high mortality and poor outcomes. The surgical management of moderate IMR is still an object of debate.

Methods:  Patients with moderate IMR who underwent isolated off-pump coronary bypass grafting (OPCAB) with facile stabilization between January 2015 and February 2022 were analyzed.

The Anti-Apoptotic Effect of Ranolazine on Cerebral Protection during Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Background: We aimed to determine the usability of ranolazine (Rn) as a neuroprotective during cardiac surgeries and carotid artery interventions where cerebral blood flow is interrupted.

Methods: Female Wistar albino rats were used. The rats were divided into 4 groups of 8 rats each.

Renal replacement therapy via popliteal vein for exhausted vascular access in emergency: A case report.

A 59 year-old man was admitted as his left antecubital arterio-venous fistula was thrombosed, and hemodialysis could not be succeeded for the last two sessions. It was a brachio-basilic fistula without transposition, which also required thrombectomy 8 months ago, and had been created 18 months before. He had multiple catheter insertions during the period of 6 years.