Sequential composite BIMA grafting for 3v-CAD: factors that predict successful outcome of the one-inflow and two-inflow revascularization techniques.

Objective: The effect of one-inflow and two-inflow coronary surgical revascularization techniques inclosing skeletonized double mammary artery (BIMA) as T-graft on outcome is studied.

Methods: Early ad mid-term outcome of complete BIMA revascularization (C-T-BIMA) versus left-sided BIMA with right-sided aorto-coronary bypass (L-T-BIMA + R-CABG) is quantified and analyzed by multivariate logistic regression, Cox-regression, and Kaplan-Meier analysis in a series of 204 consecutive patients treated for triple-vessel coronary disease (3v-CAD).

Results: The L-T-BIMA + R-CABG technique (n = 104) enables higher number of total (4.

Outcome of Surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Depends on the Type and Timing of the Coronary Revascularization.

Objective: Long-term outcomes of mitral valve (MV) repair versus MV replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) in patients undergoing either prior (PCR) or concomitant coronary revascularization (CCR) by surgery (CABG) or intervention (PCI) are uncertain.

Methods And Results: Of 446 patients receiving MV surgery for IMR between July 2006 and December 2010, 125 patients-87 CCR (69.1%) and 38 PCR (30.

Differentiated impact of pulmonary hypertension on outcome after left ventricular assist device implantation and tricuspid valve repair.

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of pulmonary hypertension (PH) on short-term survival after LVAD implantation with or without tricuspid annuloplasty valve repair (TVr) performed to treat regurgitation and avoid RV-failure post-LVAD insertion. Data of 24 patients receiving LVAD-implantation are assessed and compared. The primary outcome is in-hospital survival.

Impact of the underlying aortic pathology on postimplantation syndrome after endovascular thoracic aortic repair.

Background: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is the treatment option of choice for almost all pathologies of the descending thoracic aorta. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of aortic pathology on the occurrence of postimplantation syndrome (PIS) after TEVAR.

Methods: Seventy-four patients undergoing TEVAR for aortic dissection (TAD, 25), aortic aneurysm (TAA, 26), and aortic rupture or perforated ulcer (TAR/PAU, 23) were included in this retrospective study.