Multi-inflammatory index as a novel predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: To our knowledge, a possible predictive relationship of the multi-inflammatory index (MII) with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has not yet been studied in the literature.

Aims: We aimed to investigate whether the MII is a novel group of hematological markers for predicting postoperative new-onset AF in patients undergoing off-pump CABG.

Methods: A total of 427 patients undergoing isolated off-pump CABG between October 2021 and December 2023 were enrolled in this retrospective observational cohort study and allocated to two groups: the AF group (n = 108) and the non-AF group (n = 319).

Evaluation of the dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis in patients with chronic venous insufficiency.

Objective: There is no study in the literature evaluating the dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. Thus, we designed this study to evaluate the dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis as a novel indicator of oxidative stress in patients with chronic venous insufficiency.

Methods: This was a prospective case-control study performed at the department of cardiovascular surgery of a tertiary referral hospital in Turkey.

Inflammatory prognostic index predicts new-onset atrial fibrillation and mortality after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze its predictive role in incipient postoperative atrial fibrillation by constructing an inflammatory prognostic index based on hematological and biochemical parameters in patients undergoing elective isolated coronary artery surgery accompanied by cardiopulmonary bypass.

Methods: The data of 343 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery between May 2021 and July 2022 were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression and recipient study characteristic curve analyses were studied by comparing the patients' hematological indices and basic clinical features between the two groups.

Plasma Calcium Level and C-Reactive Protein Albumin Ratio Affect Severe Bleeding After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine whether plasma calcium level and C-reactive protein albumin ratio (CAR) as well as other demographic and hematological markers are related in predicting severe bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: A total of 227 adult patients who underwent CABG at our hospital between December 2021 and June 2022 were prospectively studied. Total amount of chest tube drainage was evaluated within the first 24 hours postoperatively or until the patient was re-explored for bleeding.

Does perivascular fibrin glue application have a preventive effect for the endothelial damage on saphenous vein graft? An experimental model.

Background: The effect of tissue adhesives on coronary grafts in cardiac surgery is a controversial issue.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of fibrin glue (FG) applied around the saphenous vein grafts (SVG) in preventing cellular damage resulting from intraluminal pressure increase.

Methods: Twenty volunteer patients were included in this ex vivo study.

Does pulmonary hypertension affect early-term outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery?

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative pulmonary hypertension (PHT) on postoperative early mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: A total of 1107 patients undergoing elective first-time off-pump CABG between January 2011 and April 2022 were included in this retrospective observational cohort study. The patients were categorized into two groups according to their preoperative systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) values.

Systemic immune-inflammation index for predicting poor outcome after carotid endarterectomy: A novel hematological marker.

Objective: To investigate the predictive role of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) on postoperative poor outcome in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

Methods: A total of 347 patients undergoing elective isolated CEA between March 2010 and April 2022 were included in this multicenter retrospective observational cohort and risk-prediction study and were divided into two groups as poor outcome group ( = 23) and favorable outcome group ( = 324). Poor outcome was defined as the presence of at least one of the complications within 30 days of surgery including stroke, myocardial infarction, and death.

Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index: A Novel Predictor for Risk of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Objective: To investigate the utility of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and inflammatory panel in predicting the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (PoAF) among patients undergoing elective isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: A total of 116 patients (mean age: 61.9 ± 9.

Brief Review of Right Aortic Arch with Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery.

Development anomalies of the aortic arch and its major branches are rare congenital cardiovascular disorders. In this article, we present aberrant left subclavian artery associated with right aortic arch.

Effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

Background: We aimed to assess the biochemical and histopathologic effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb) in an ischemia-reperfusion (IR) model of spinal cord ischemia induced by cross-clamping of the infrarenal abdominal aorta.

Methods: A total of 24 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups as group 1: control (sham laparotomy), group 2: IR, and group 3: IR+EGb treatment (IR+T) group. All subjects were euthanized 2 days postsurgery and their spinal cords were removed.