Three-year outcomes of surgical valve replacement with Dafodil™ pericardial bioprosthesis: Dafodil™-1 trial.

Background: The Dafodil™-1 trial was designed to evaluate the clinical safety and performance of Dafodil™ pericardial bioprosthesis for replacing diseased native or prosthetic aortic or mitral valves in patients with advanced valvular heart disease (VHD).

Methods: The Dafodil™-1 trial was a prospective, multicenter, first-in-human clinical trial. Patients were enrolled if they had advanced VHD requiring aortic valve replacement (AVR) or mitral valve replacement (MVR) with or without concomitant valve surgery and having surgical risk scores <4%.

IACTS guidelines: practice of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in the COVID-19 era.

Patients undergoing cardiovascular and thoracic procedures are at an accentuated risk of higher morbidity and mortality, which are a consequence of the proliferative nature of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on the lung vasculature, which in turn reflects as a cascading effect on the interdependent physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary organ systems. These are secondary to systemic inflammatory response syndrome and immunosuppressive responses to surgery and mechanical ventilation. Thus, the need to establish guidelines for the practice of cardiothoracic surgery which is safe for both the patient and the healthcare team presents as a priority, which is the mainstay of this article.

Clinical outcomes and hemodynamic performance of Dafodil™ aortic and mitral pericardial bioprosthesis: 1-year results from Dafodil-1 first-in-human trial.

Background: Bioprosthesis has been increasingly implanted for the treatment of transvalvular disease across the world. A new Dafodil™ pericardial bioprosthesis (Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Predictors of operative mortality following primary coronary artery bypass surgery.

Background: Although quality assessment of coronary artery patients can be done by 30 days risk-adjusted operative mortality, it is still insufficient to study the outcome after primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). In our study, we attempted to determine the factors, which can help predict operative mortality before and after CABG.

Methods: The study population consisted of 1000 prospective patients who underwent primary isolated CABG.

Comparative study of pulsatile and nonpulsatile flow during cardio-pulmonary bypass.

The use of nonpulsatile flow during extracorporeal circulation remains popular despite theoretical advantages of pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Pulsatile CPB is considered to be more physiological than nonpulsatile flow as the pulsatile energy ensures the patency of the vascular bed and mechanical motion of tissue fluid around the cell membrane, improves microcirculation and enhances diffusion. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of pulsatile and nonpulsatile flow on the coagulation profile, liver and kidney function and also on the haemodynamics in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting on CPB.

Coronary artery bypass grafts assessment at one year by noninvasive multislice computed tomography and invasive coronary angiography.

Objective: : The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the postoperative graft patency by multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in patients with multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting at 1 year of surgery.

Methods: : Patients (n = 114) who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting at least 1 year (1.4 ± 0.

Ascending aortic aneurysm resection: 15 years' experience.

Between September 1989 and June 2004, 148 consecutive patients underwent ascending aortic replacement for aneurysm or dissection. There were 130 males (88%) and 18 females (12%). Their mean age was 46.

A Comparative Study of Imaging Techniques in Aortic Dissection, DeBakey Type I: Intraoperative Live Three-Dimensional Epicardial Echocardiography, Multiplane Transesophageal Echocardiography, and Multislice Computed Tomography.

Objective: : To compare the accuracy of intraoperative live 3-dimensional epicardial echocardiography, multiplane transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and multislice computed tomography (MSCT) imaging in the detection of thoracic aortic dissection, site of intimal tear, and involvement of arch vessel.

Methods: : Of 24 patients studied from October 2003 to September 2004, 12 had aortic dissection. They were examined preoperatively with contrast material-enhanced MSCT and multiplane TEE.

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Ultrafast 16-Slice Computed Tomography Images and CT Angiography Versus Conventional Coronary Angiography at One Year in Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

Background: : The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the postoperative graft patency assessment by multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) scan and conventional coronary angiography (CCA) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients 1 year after surgery.

Methods: : Sixty-nine patients who underwent isolated CABG at least 1 year before the study, were subjected to both MSCT angiography with cardiac gating and CCA. The results were evaluated and compared.

Evolution of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting over 15 Years: A Single-Institution Experience of 14,030 Cases.

Background: : Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for multivessel disease is an important alternative to conventional myocardial revascularization using cardiopulmonary bypass. The development of exposure and stabilization techniques has made this surgery simple, safe, and routine. Experience with the technique, its evolution, the learning curve, and the pitfalls is presented.

Concomitant carotid endarterectomy and coronary bypass surgery: outcome of on-pump and off-pump techniques.

Background: There continues to be a dilemma regarding the best means of surgical management of significant carotid artery disease in patients requiring coronary artery bypass surgery. A combined approach of coronary artery bypass and carotid endarterectomy has shown good results in patients with concomitant carotid and coronary artery disease. We reviewed our results of coronary artery surgery using conventional cardiopulmonary bypass or off-pump techniques and carotid endarterectomy done as a combined procedure.

A prospective evaluation of hemodynamic instability during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.

Objective: Despite recognized hemodynamic derangements during cardiac displacement, most patients appear to tolerate the off-pump procedure well. However, some patients unpredictably become hemodynamically unstable requiring emergency cardiopulmonary bypass or intra-aortic balloon pump support. After an experience of 5306 multivessel off-pump coronary artery bypasses (OPCABs), this study was undertaken to determine the factors that would identify the patients who were at a higher risk for the procedure.

Multivessel off-pump coronary artery bypass: analysis of 4953 cases.

Background: To avoid the harmful effects of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), cardiac surgeons are using off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) as an effective alternative to conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In the present study, we analyze our results with OPCAB in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and compare them with those achieved in patients who underwent operations on CPB.

Methods: Between January 1997 and April 2002, 4953 patients underwent CABG without CPB (OPCAB group).

Surgical treatment of post infarction left ventricular aneurysms: our experience with double breasting and Dor's repair.

Background: This is a retrospective study of left ventricle (LV) aneurysm repair done at the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, since October 1988. Two methods of LV aneurysm repair are practiced: double breasting (DB) and Dor's repair. The method varies with location, size, and extent of aneurysm and quality of the fibrotic wall of the aneurysm.

Hemodynamic changes during displacement of the beating heart using epicardial stabilization for off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the hemodynamic alterations during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery to determine the degree of impairment caused and the techniques to rectify them.

Design: Prospective, observational cohort study performed from January 2000 through September 2000.

Participants: Patients (n = 500) with coronary artery disease undergoing multivessel off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery using the Octopus tissue stabilizer (Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, MN).

Off-pump multivessel coronary artery surgery in high-risk patients.

Background: Coronary artery bypass surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, which may be more marked in high-risk patients. We evaluated our results of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) in high-risk patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and compared them with results in similar patients who underwent operation on cardiopulmonary bypass.

Methods: A total of 1,075 patients who underwent OPCAB between October 1996 and June 2001 and who had one or more of the following risk factors were included in the study: poor left ventricular function (EF < or = 30%), advanced age (> 70 years), left main stenosis, acute myocardial infarction, and redo coronary artery surgery.

Off-pump coronary artery surgery in the elderly.

We compared the results of off-pump (n = 186) and on-pump (n = 389) coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients over 70 years old. Patients undergoing single-vessel revascularization were excluded from the study. The 2 groups matched in preoperative risk factors.

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction still remains a high risk procedure due to its high mortality and morbidity. Off-pump surgery can be an alternative technique in these patients. We analyzed our results of off-pump coronary surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and compared them with patients operated on-pump.

Vascular complications of intra-aortic balloon insertion in patients undergoing coronary reavscularization: analysis of 911 cases.

Objective: Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a well-accepted and widely used mechanical circulatory support in cardiac surgical practice. We evaluated the vascular complications of IABP and risk factors associated with the development of these complications in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization.

Methods: Between January 1994 and December 2000, a total of 911 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting received IABP.

Safety and efficacy of one stage off-pump coronary artery operation and carotid endarterectomy.

Background: Patients with concomitant occlusive disease of coronary and carotid arteries remain at high risk of perioperative stroke and myocardial infarction. Combined coronary artery bypass grafting on cardiopulmonary bypass and carotid endarterectomy has been shown to give good results for this category of patients. In the present study, we analyzed our results of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and carotid endarterectomy as a one-stage procedure.