To determine the frequency of stroke and common factors leading to it after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: To determine the frequency of stroke and common factors leading to it after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: This study was conducted at Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar. Study design was descriptive cross sectional study and the duration of the study was six months.

Characteristics, morbidity and mortality factors associated with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery patients.

Objective: The aim of our study is to analyze the characteristics, morbidity and mortality of patients requiring an Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).

Methods: An analysis was done on the prospectively collected data of 1216 patients who had CABG in our center between July, 2017 and May, 2019 at our hospital. We categorized patients in to an IABP and non-IABP group on the basis of IABP use.