Myocardial Surgical Revascularization in Patients with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.

Background: Myocardial surgical revascularization in patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is accompanied by a high rate of morbidity and mortality.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate and eliminate the reasons for the most common perioperative and postoperative complications.

Methods: A total of 64 were analyzed.

Operative treatment of combined aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease.

Introduction: The aortic valve replacement is a standard operating procedure in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Structure of patients undergoing surgery ranges from young population with isolated mitral valvular disease to the elderly population, which is in addition to the underlying disease additionally burdened with comorbidity. One of the most commonly present factors that further complicate the surgery is coronary heart disease that occurs in, almost, one third of patients with aortic stenosis.

Surgical revascularization in elderly patients with and without cardiopulmonary bypass.

Unlabelled: The number of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (coronary artery bypass grafting-CABG) older than 70 years is increasing. Cardiac surgeons are investigate applicability of alternative and less invasive methods such as surgery without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The aim of this study was to compare the peri- and postoperative results of CABG in elderly patients operated with and without CPB.