Impact of gender on treatment and clinical outcomes in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction patients in Thailand.

Background: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in men as well as in women. Women have their first cardiac event 6 to 10 years later than men do. Whereas, the cardiovascular death rates are declining in men, they remain constant in women.

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: evaluation of extubation time and predictors of failed early extubation.

Anesthesia during and after off-pump surgery is critical for the outcome of the procedure. Intubation time has been shown to correlate with ICU time and length of stay. This study is to evaluate the extubation time and predictors of prolonged extubation in this institution.

The use of gastroepiploic artery for coronary artery bypass surgery.

The use of arterial conduits in surgical treatment of coronary heart disease has been widely used. As we all know that saphenous vein graft occluded more than 50 per cent after 10 years. Most arterial conduits come from internal mammary artery, radial artery than been used for decades.

Off-pump coronary bypass surgery and all arterial conduits: learning experience at Bangkok Heart Institute.

Off-pump coronary artery bypass technique or bypass graft surgery without the use of a heart-lung machine has been introduced in the last six years, and now comprises approximately 25 per cent of all coronary artery bypass surgery being done in the world. One of the goals of beating heart surgery is to eliminate the complications associated with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of all arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass graft has become more acceptable after experiences gained and reports of better long-term results.