Percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting in myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.

Background: Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains the leading cause of poor prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), sustaining a high mortality rate of 40 to 50% within 30 days.

Aims: In this unique analysis of two national all-comers, real-life registries including patients with AMI complicated by CS, for whom early revascularization was planned, we aimed to compare the effect of percutaneous coronary revascularization (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality.

Methods: The study included consecutive patients with AMI complicated by CS included in the Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (PL-ACS) and the Polish National Registry of Cardiac Surgical Procedures (KROK), treated with PCI and CABG, respectively.

Do patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy benefit from off-pump coronary bypass surgery? (From the KROK registry).

Objectives: This study aimed to compare perioperative outcomes and long-term mortality between off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy who had a left ventricle ejection fraction of ≤35%.

Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using data from the Polish National Registry of Cardiac Surgery Procedures database, encompassing patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting in Poland between 2012 and 2022. Patients were divided into two groups: on-pump and off-pump.

Rehabilitation Progress in Patients Following Surgery for Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Extending Beyond the Ascending Aorta.

The objective of this study was to assess the course of rehabilitation of patients hospitalized in the cardiac rehabilitation unit after surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection, extending beyond the ascending aorta, and comparing these findings with those for patients who, after the same type of surgery, had no remaining dissection. The aim was to develop an optimal cardiac rehabilitation model for this patient population, given the lack of clear guidelines. Additionally, the study aimed to evaluate their one-year survival.

Evaluation of Outcomes in Patients with Previous Stroke History following Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Study.

: The aim of the study to analyze the risk of complications, including neurological sequelae, alongside early and late mortality among patients with antecedent stroke subjected to cardiac surgical interventions with extracorporeal support. : A single-center retrospective study was conducted on 10,685 patients who underwent cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation at the Department of Cardiac Surgery. The first group comprised all patients eligible for cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation.