N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Study.

Background: The strength of association between preoperative natriuretic peptide levels and adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery recently has been studied in different research, but results still are diversely variable.

Methods: Sixty-five consecutive patients undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting prospectively were recruited. Preoperative levels of NTproBNP were measured in venous blood samples collected before induction of anesthesia.

Ring, Band or Suture in Tricuspid Annuloplasty for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation; Which is Better and More Durable?

Background: In this study, we evaluate different annuloplasty modalities to repair functional tricuspid regurgitation.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2011 and January 2017, 200 patients with moderate or greater functional tricuspid regurgitation received tricuspid valve repair as part of primary surgeries on the left side of their cardiac valves. Of these, 39 patients received rings (Group A), 84 patients received bands (Group B), and 77 patients received suture annuloplasty (Group C).

Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Isolated Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.

Background: We assessed risk factors for early mortality in isolated total anomalous pulmonary venous connection over a modern era excluding emergent cases to eliminate the influence of associated factors on surgical outcome.  Methods: 70 patients with isolated total anomalous pulmonary venous connection who were repaired electively between January 2013 and February 2018 were included.

Results: In-hospital mortality was encountered in 4 patients (5.