A case report of a rapidly growing giant coronary pseudoaneurysm: challenges and lessons learned.

Background: Coronary pseudoaneurysm is a rare, potentially fatal, complication of coronary intervention. A challenging management case of a giant right coronary pseudoaneurysm is presented.

Case Summary: A 56-year-old man presented with an atypical presentation for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Off-Pump CABG in a Patient with Laryngectomy and Permanent Tracheostomy Utilizing Low Midline Skin Incision with Transverse Skin Flaps and Manubrium Sparing Sternotomy.

Patients that have undergone previous laryngectomy with permanent stoma placement are at increased risk of wound infection, mediastinitis, and tracheal injury when undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) via standard skin incision and sternotomy. We present a case of off-pump CABG via a low midline skin incision with transverse skin flaps and a manubrium sparing sternotomy. doi: 10.

Postoperative blood transfusion is an independent predictor of acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) which increases postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Objectives: The study was designed to assess the incidence of AKI and associated risk factors in patients undergoing CPB ancillary to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve surgery, and combined CABG and valve surgery.

Patients And Methods: This Intuitional Review Board (IRB) approved retrospective study included patients with normal preoperative kidney function (Serum creatinine [sCr] <2.

Intra-abdominal hypertension causes disruption of the blood-brain barrier in mice, which is increased with added severe head trauma.

Background: Although the individual effect of head trauma and intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) causing blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption has been studied separately, their combined effect on the integrity of BBB has not been investigated. This study examines the effects of IAH and head trauma, individually and in combination, on the permeability of the BBB in mice.

Methods: Male CD-1 mice weighing 30 to 38 g were used.