The Outcomes of Patients Incidentally Confirmed with Covid-19 After Cardiac Surgery.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients who were incidentally diagnosed with Covid-19 in the postoperative period.

Patients And Methods: We performed 826 open cardiac surgeries in five tertiary centers. Most of the surgeries were elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (93.

Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Artery Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in STEMI Patients with Confirmed COVID-19.

Background: Our aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiac symptoms, coronary angiographic results, and clinical outcomes of patients with confirmed COVID-19 and ST-segment elevation with myocardial infarction (STEMI) or myocardial ischemia.

Material And Methods: Thirty-seven patients, who already were confirmed with COVID-19 using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), were admitted to our hospital due to chest pain with STEMI. The median patient age was 66 years (range: 27-84 years).

Clinical Outcomes of Extrapleural Closure of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus Concomitant with Aortic Coarctation Repair.

Background: The aim of this study was to present an extrapleural approach for the closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), with the repair of aortic coarctation (CoA) in the same session, in critically ill newborns and infants as an alternative to the transpleural surgical technique.

Methods: Between December 2007 and November 2010, 44 critically ill patients with PDA and coarctation of the aorta were operated on during the same session with the extrapleural approach. The diagnoses of the patients were made by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).

Ten-Year Clinical Experience on Chylothorax after Cardiovascular Surgery.

Background: Chylothorax or pseudo-chylothorax is a serious complication after adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. This study presents our 10-year clinical experience of chylothorax after cardiac surgery.

Methods: Between January 2008 and February 2019, 4896 cardiovascular surgeries were performed in 2 tertiary clinics, with 416 patients in the pediatric age group (8.

Clinical Outcomes of Synchronous Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Coronary Artery Revascularization.

Background: There are limited data about the results of simultaneous coronary revascularization, either with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and cholecystectomy operations. Here we present clinical outcomes of the patients who underwent simultaneous laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and coronary revascularization at the same session.

Patients And Methods: We included a total of 19 patients who underwent simultaneous LC and CABG or PCI.

A Very Rare Cause of Lower Limb Ischemia in Young People: Popliteal Artery Entrapment.

Background: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a very rare pathology that can cause lower extremity ischemia in healthy young people. Anomalous anatomic relationships between the popliteal artery (PA) and the surrounding musculo-tendinous structures cause PAES. We present 31 patients with PAES in 35 limbs that were treated surgically in our clinic within a 12-year period.

De novo left ventricular non-compaction accompanied by severe mitral valve failure in a young pregnant.

De novo left ventricular non-compaction is a rare pathology in the peripartum period. To the best of our knowledge, pregnancy-induced cardiomyopathy accompanied by severe mitral valve insufficiency requiring surgery during pregnancy has not been previously reported. Herein, we report the first postpartum case of de novo left ventricular non-compaction who underwent mitral valve repair.

Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Complications: Case Presentation and Review of Literature.

Background: Cardiovascular complications that can cause severe catastrophic outcomes for both the mother and the fetus are rarely seen during pregnancy. Time to diagnosis is often delayed by a low degree of suspicion and atypical presentation. We report surgical strategies in three pregnant women with cardiovascular complications.

Levosimendan Use Increases Cardiac Performance after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients.

Background: The effect of levosimendan on myocardial performance has not been studied in dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Our aim was to investigate the effect of levosimendan on postoperative hemodynamic effects in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing CABG operation.

Methods: We performed 58 elective isolated CABG operations in end-stage renal disease patients.

The Effects of Levosimendan and Sodium Nitroprusside Combination on Left Ventricular Functions After Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients.

Objective: The aim of our study was to research the effects of levosimendan (LS) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) combination on systolic and diastolic ventricular function after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who required endoventricular patch repair (EVPR).

Patients And Methods: We studied 70 patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. LS and SNP combination was administered in 35 patients (study group, SG).

Ankaferd blood stopper decreases postoperative bleeding and number of transfusions in patients treated with clopidogrel: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial.

Background: The risk of reoperation due to bleeding after open heart surgery is 2.2%-4.2%.

Levosimendan use decreases atrial fibrillation in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting: a pilot study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) often occurs after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and can result in increased morbidity and mortality due to complications. In the present study, our goal was to investigate whether the use of levosimendan can reduce the frequency of AF after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with poor left ventricle function.

Material And Methods: To investigate the effectiveness of levosimendan in the prophylaxis of AF, we conducted a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study on 200 consecutive patients in whom we performed elective CABG operations.

Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery in a child: an unusual complication of reconstruction of traumatic tibial fracture using Kirschner wire.

Kirschner pins are being increasingly used by orthopedic surgeons in the treatment of skeletal fractures after severe bodily injuries. As a result, there have been reports in the literature about the various complications caused by the Kirschner pin, such as wound laceration or hematoma. However, to our knowledge, pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery due to Kirschner pin in the late postoperative period has not been reported previously in the English literature.

Bovine mesenteric venous graft as an alternative conduit in patients with cyanotic heart disease with e-polytetrafluoroethylene graft failure caused by thrombophilic factor positivity after modified Blalock-Taussig shunt.

Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) is a palliative operation for cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) in patients for whom total correction is not appropriate. Many synthetic or biologic grafts have been proposed as alternative shunt materials. The use of a bovine mesenteric venous graft (BMVG) as a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt conduit without the administration of antiaggregant and anticoagulant has been proposed as a treatment for neonates with CCHD, but few reports address the importance of thrombophilic risk factors in MBTS and bovine venous graft as a shunt material.

Preoperative fibrinogen levels as a predictor of postoperative bleeding after open heart surgery.

Background: Open heart surgery still involving major bleeding continues to be a major challenge after cardiac surgery and is also a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Most hemostatic factors are intercorrelated with postoperative bleeding, and fibrinogen seems the most fundamental hemostatic risk factor for open heart surgery.

Methods: The study included 97 patients who underwent elective coronary artery surgery (78 men and 19 women; mean age, 60.

Predictive significance of plasma levels of interleukin-6 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) plays a major role in the determination of hemodynamic deterioration and can be associated with cardiovascular events after coronary artery surgery. Elevated interleukin (IL)-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with AF suggest a role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of AF. We conducted a study to investigate the correlation between postoperative AF and IL-6 and high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP).

Giant right atrial myxoma mimicking hepatic cirrhosis: a case report.

Cardiac myxomas are rare benign tumors of the heart. The growth rate of these tumors remains unknown. Right atrial myxoma can simulate nonspecific constitutional symptoms, such as remittent or lasting fever, weight loss, and chronic anemia, and may escape timely diagnosis until the development of severe complications such as pulmonary hypertension due to embolism from fragments originating from the tumor mass or blockage of the right atrioventricular ostium or Budd-Chiari syndrome with acute abdominal pain.

Demonstration of coronary arteries and major cardiac vascular structures in congenital heart disease by cardiac multidetector computed tomography angiography.

Background: Detection of coronary artery is important when considering surgical treatment of a congenital heart disease (CHD) such as tetralogy of Fallot (TF). Cardiac catheterization plays an important supplementary role in the evaluation of patients with CHD. In a few reports, it has been proposed that multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can be helpful for the visualization of coronary arteries.

Peripheral gangrene associated with Kawasaki disease and successful management using prostacycline analogue: a case report.

We report a case of child-onset Kawasaki disease that presented as a prolonged fever and manifested with coronary aneurysms and peripheral gangrene of the lower limbs. Therapy with intravenous immunoglobulins, corticosteroids, aspirin, anticoagulants, and ilomedine, a prostacyclin analogue, resulted in rapid improvement in the patient's condition without extremity loss. Those treating patients with Kawasaki disease must be aware of possible vascular ischemia in the disease process that is reversible by early intervention treatments, including the use of a prostacycline analogue, that improve quality of life.

Transvenous embolization of a spontaneous femoral AVF 5 years after an incomplete treatment with arterial stent-grafts.

A 66-year-old man with complex left femoral arterio-venous fistula (AVF) was first diagnosed after a deep venous thrombosis incident approximately 5 years ago. Partial treatment was performed by means of endografts along the superficial femoral artery, which remained patent for 5 years. The patient had been doing well until a couple of months ago when he developed severe venous stasis and ulcers of the left cruris, due to a high-flow nonhealing complex AVF with additional iliac vein occlusion.