Single versus multiple arterial coronary artery bypass grafting in men and women: results from Polish National Registry of Cardiac Surgery Procedures.

Background: The objective of this multicenter study aimed to investigate the impact of sex on long-term survival among patients with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using multiple arterial grafting (MAG) or a single artery with saphenous vein grafts.

Materials And Methods: Data were obtained from the Polish National Registry of Cardiac Surgery Procedures database. This study included 81 136 patients who underwent CABG for multivessel disease between January 2012 and December 2020 (22.

The Impact of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction on Respiratory Adverse Events in Cardiac Surgery Patients-An Observational Prospective Single-Center Study.

Background: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LV DD) is the most dominant cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) worldwide. This pathological condition may contribute to postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (pcPH) development. Hypoxemia, often observed in pcPH, may significantly negatively impact the course of hospitalization in patients after cardiac surgery.

Echocardiographic Probability of Pulmonary Hypertension in Cardiac Surgery Patients-Occurrence and Association with Respiratory Adverse Events-An Observational Prospective Single-Center Study.

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an independent risk factor of increased morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery patients (CS). The most common cause underlying PH is left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction. This study aimed to evaluate the echocardiographic probability of PH in patients undergoing CS and its correlation with postoperative respiratory adverse events (RAE).

Toll-like receptor polymorphisms (TLR2 and TLR4) association with the risk of infectious complications in cardiac surgery patients.

Background: Postoperative infection is a common healthcare-associated problem, and unfortunately, a serious complication in cardiac surgery patients. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are crucial in activating non-specific immunity mechanisms and integrating elements of the immune system, due to interactions between specific and non-specific responses.

Objectives: In this study, the association of TLR2 or TLR4 with the risk of postoperative infections in cardiac surgery patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures was investigated.

Genetic Polymorphisms of , , , and in Polish Patients with Thoracic Aortopathy.

Background: The pathogenesis of thoracic aortopathy is complex, and much evidence suggests the influence of genetic factors. Some genes with polymorphisms are widely considered critical factors in the initiation and development of aortic aneurysm. The aim of our study was to analyze the association of genetic polymorphisms of rs1799750 (c.