Popliteal access for endovascular procedures in femoropopliteal artery occlusive disease.

Introduction: Even though it has been reported that femoropopliteal artery endovascular revascularization is often performed with antegrade femoral artery interventions, which are technically relatively challenging, having the advantage of better control, it has also been reported that recanalization failure may occur in approximately 20% of patients and some materials have been developed for this reason.

Aim: To evaluate the safety of retrograde popliteal artery intervention and our procedural success rate for symptomatic femoropopliteal artery occlusive disease.

Material And Methods: A total of 95 endovascular revascularization procedures were performed for treating symptomatic occlusive peripheral artery disease in the study period.

Clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods and results of surgically treated histologically benign cardiac myxomas.

Background: Myxomas are primary cardiac tumours that may be detected incidentally due to embolic events, intracardiac obstructive features or non-specific structural symptoms. The aim of this study was to share our experience of clinical features, diagnostic methods, surgical procedures and postoperative follow up of surgically treated cardiac myxomas.

Methods: Data of 34 patients who underwent surgery for a cardiac myxoma between January 2006 and June 2022 were retrospectively analysed.

A new biomarker to predict atrial fibrillation and its adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery: red blood cell distribution volume.

Objective: Recent studies suggest that increased red blood cell distribution width may be associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between pre-operative and postoperative erythrocyte distribution volume, postoperative atrial fibrillation and related adverse events in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery.

Methods: A total of 790 patients (611 males, mean age 58.

Is pre-operative monocyte count-high-density lipoprotein ratio associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting?

Objective: Monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio has emerged as an indicator of inflammation and oxidative stress in recent years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: A total of 954 patients (672 males, mean age 60.

What is the optimal time interval between heart catheterization and surgery to prevent acute kidney injury in patients with isolated coronary artery bypass?

Aim: The aim of the article was to study the role of the time between cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery in the development of early postoperative acute kidney injury in patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting was investigated.

Material And Methods: A total of 1196 patients (832 males, 364 females; mean age 60.8 ±8.

Association between carotid intima-media thickness and acute kidney injury following isolated coronary artery bypass surgery.

Objective: The association between pre-operative carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and early postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was investigated.

Methods: Data were sought retrospectively of 237 patients (166 male, 71 female; mean age 61.4 ± 8.

The role of inflammatory parameters in the prediction of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association of pre-operative and early postoperative inflammatory parameters with postoperative delirium in patients operated on for coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: The data of 1 279 cardiac surgery patients operated on between June 2014 and March 2020 were analysed retrospectively. Among these, 777 (61.

Are Pre and Postoperative Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Associated with Early Postoperative AKI Following CABG?

Objective: In this study, we investigated the role of two of the recent biomarkers of inflammation on the development of acute kidney injury in the early postoperative period of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: Three hundred and eleven patients, who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass by the same surgery team in our clinic between May 2010 and October 2014, who had a preoperative serum creatinine level lower than 1.5 mg/dl were included in the study.

A massive left-to-right shunt due to delayed spontaneous perforation of polyvinyl alcohol membrane of atrial septal occluder.

Percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) has emerged as an alternative to surgery. A 54-yearold woman with a history of percutaneous ASD closure with a 30-mm Cardia Ultrasept septal occluder (Cardia Inc., Eagan, MN, USA) comprising 2 discs made of Nitinol wire mesh covered with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) membrane, was admitted to the hospital with unstable angina pectoris.

Hemoglobin A1c Levels Predicts Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Non-Diabetic Patients.

Introduction:: Elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with diabetes mellitus have been known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the relationship between hemoglobin A1c levels in non-diabetics and acute kidney injury is under debate. We aimed to investigate the association of preoperative hemoglobin A1c levels with acute kidney injury in non-diabetic patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

High preoperative monocyte count/high-density lipoprotein ratio is associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objectives: The monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio has recently emerged as an indicator of inflammation and oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio with postoperative atrial fibrillation and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: Six hundred and sixty-two patients who were in sinus rhythm preoperatively and who had isolated coronary artery bypass grafting were retrospectively included in the study.

The effect of proximal anastomosis on the expansion rate of a dilated ascending aorta in coronary artery bypass surgery: a prospective study.

Background: This study was designed to determine the short- and long-term effects of proximal aortic anastomosis, performed during isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with dilatation of the ascending aorta who did not require surgical intervention.

Methods: The study was performed on 192 (38 female and 160 male patients; mean age, 62.1 ± 9.

Do preoperative C-reactive protein and mean platelet volume levels predict development of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting?

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operation is associated with increased risk of prolonged hospitalisation, health expenses and adverse clinical outcomes.

Aim: To investigate the relationship of atrial fibrillation after an isolated coronary artery bypass operation with levels of mean platelet volume and C-reactive protein.

Material And Methods: Among 1240 patients who underwent operations for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass between January 2007 and May 2014, 1138 (91.

Are inflammatory parameters predictors of amputation in acute arterial occlusions?

Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of inflammatory markers to predict amputation following embolectomy in acute arterial occlusion. Methods A total of 123 patients operated for arterial thromboembolectomy due to acute embolism were included in the study. The patients without an extremity amputation following thromboembolectomy were classified as Group 1 ( n = 91) and the rest were classified as Group 2 ( n = 32).

Preoperative Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated with Early Morbidity and Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Objective: To investigate the association of platelet to lymphocyte ratio to mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting operation.

Methods: We evaluated records of 916 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting operation between January 2009 and May 2014 retrospectively. Patients were grouped as Group 1 (n = 604) if the platelet to lymphocyte ratio was above 142 and Group 2 (n = 312) if platelet to lymphocyte ratio was below 142.

Is Carotid Artery Stenting an Alternative to Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy Performed for Carotid Artery Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Bypass Surgery?

Background: Treatment method in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing coronary bypass surgery with accompanying carotid artery disease is still a hot topic among clinicians. This study is designed to investigate if there is an effect on myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular events and mortality during postoperative period of simultaneous carotid endarterectomy with coronary bypass surgery compared to staged carotid artery stenting before coronary bypass surgery.

Methods: 102 patients (79 male, 23 female) who underwent simultaneous carotid endarterectomy with coronary bypass surgery or staged carotid artery stenting with coronary bypass surgery in the same center with the same surgical team were divided into 2 groups and retrospectively reviewed.

Right atrial myxoma mimicking tricuspid stenosis.

A 62-year-old man presented to the cardiology clinic with symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath and swelling in the abdomen and legs. A pedunculated mobile mass with a short stalk in the right atrium was found to originate from the inferior vena caval opening and prolapse into the right ventricle through a tricuspid valve during diastole in echocardiography. The patient was referred to our department and surgery was planned for right atrial myxomas diagnosis.

Mitral valve replacement in an adult with left pulmonary agenesis.

Pulmonary agenesis is associated with the absence of pulmonary vessels, bronchi, or parenchyma. This condition usually occurs between the 4th and 5th week of gestation during the embryonic phase. Etiopathogenic factors associated with pulmonary agenesis are not fully understood.

The role of clopidogrel and acetylsalicylic acid in the prevention of early-phase graft occlusion due to reactive thrombocytosis after coronary artery bypass operation.

Background: Reactive thrombocytosis has been reported in 20% of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a frequency that might be related to the high incidence of thrombotic complications. The present study was planned to investigate the effect of combined treatment with clopidogrel and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) on post-CABG reactive thrombocytosis.

Methods: Included in this prospective, randomized study were 60 patients who underwent CABG operation with a 6-month follow-up.

The effect of the keyhole technique on diabetic patients undergoing autologous brachiobasilic transposition of an arteriovenous fistula.

Purpose: Our aim was to investigate the efficiency of the keyhole transposed brachiobasilic technique in patients with diabetes mellitus and compare the effect of different arteriovenous fistula techniques on the development of complications.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-eight diabetic, chronic renal failure patients (group 1) had transposed brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistula creations, and 49 diabetic patients (group 2) had other types of fistula creations and histories of multiple fistula attempts. The 2 groups were compared for age, sex, weight, the presence of hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus, other risk factors, arteriovenous fistula patency, and possible complications.

Effects of seasonal variations on coronary artery surgery.

Background: In this study, we compared profiles and early results of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) during the winter season with those who underwent CABG during the summer season. We also investigated whether possible seasonal variations in performance of health care professionals had any effects on surgical outcome.

Methods: The data from patients who had undergone CABG surgery in the winter (group A) and summer (group B) seasons of the period from December 1998 to August 2001 were analyzed retrospectively.