[Surgical correction of the Bland-White-Garland syndrome with anomalous origin of right coronary artery - a case report].

The main cause of the Bland-White-Garland (BWG) syndrome is usually an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery, however, the right coronary artery can be affected as well. We report on the surgical treatment of an adult type BWG syndrome in a 59-year-old male patient. The reason for angiography was anginal pain which occurred 7 years prior to the operation.

[Heart surgery in patients with chronic renal insufficiency: risk factors, outcome, management].

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common causes of hospitalization. Renal failure is a very important risk factor in patients undergoing heart surgery. So far few authors have written about non-dialysis dependent patients with mild renal insufficiency undergoing heart surgery.

Primary direct stenting versus endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with proximal stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery--a prospective, randomised study.

Background: The dynamic development of interventional cardiology resulted in an increasing proportion of patients treated with various forms of coronary angioplasty instead of surgery. On the other hand, it has been well established that the results of coronary artery by-pass surgery of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery with the use of the internal mammary artery are excellent.

Aim: To compare the results of primary direct stenting (PDS) and endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass (EACAB) surgery in patients with an isolated proximal LAD type A or B1 lesion.