Factors associated with acute kidney injury after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs as a complication of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Its prevalence and severity are determined by various preoperative and intraoperative factors. The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for AKI following on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Immediate results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Objective: Aim: To assess, analyze and present early postoperative results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with aortic stenosis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: During the period from 2017 to 2023, we examined in total 77 patients with severe aortic stenosis and high risk of surgery who were eligible for the TAVI procedure at the "Heart Institute Ministry of Health of Ukraine".

Results: Results: Before implantation, the mean and maximum aortic valve gradients were 53.

Iatrogenic non-coronary leaflet perforation as a complication after robotic mitral valve repair.

Iatrogenic aortic regurgitation secondary to leaflet injury is a rare complication of mitral valve surgery. For the first time, we report a patient who had progressive aortic regurgitation due to non-coronary leaflet perforation after robotic mitral valve repair and required aortic valve repair 18 months after this initial surgery. As in our case, aortic regurgitation after mitral valve surgery may remain undiagnosed on intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography or undetected until the patient's discharge due to gradual enlargement of very small perforations over the postoperative course.

Comparative analysis of early postoperative results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement with a biological prosthesis.

Objective: . Aim: The choice of aortic valve stenosis correction method is determined by a number of clinical and technical parameters. The task was to compare early postoperative outcomes in patients after correction of aortic valve stenosis using TAVI and surgical aortic valve replacement with a biological prosthesis.

Perfusion education and training in Europe anno 2023.

In the absence of uniform European regulations, there have been many differences in the training of perfusionists across Europe. Furthermore, there has been no uniform or single European accreditation of the profession. One of the objectives of The European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP) is to standardise and monitor training of perfusionists across Europe whilst offering support in accordance with national regulations.

Isolated giant aortic arch aneurysm repair in a 13-year-old girl: a case report.

Background: Aortic arch aneurysm is a very rare condition in children. Surgery is the life saving procedure but it performing might be challenging due to the complex anatomy.

Case Presentation: We describe a 13-year-old girl who was diagnosed to have an isolated giant aortic arch aneurysm.

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during COVID-19 pandemic: case series.

Unlabelled: The course of COVID-19 with an incidence of 15-42% can be complicated by the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The mortality rate with severe forms exceeds 60%, which sometimes requires extracorporeal methods of life support.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the therapeutic efficacy of V-V ECMO in patients with ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2.

The Case of Myocardial Infarction in a Fifteen-Year-Old Adolescent Caused by Toxic Substances.

The article reveals about the clinical accident of myocardial infarction in an adolescent after visiting a night club, where he had been drinking tequila. A "sniper" test was performed at home and showed synthetic marihuana in urine. The uniqueness of this case is the adolescent's difficult premorbid condition (severe diabetes mellitus type 1 and sub-compensated hypothyreosis) and the clinical course of the disease had caused difficulty in diagnosis which led to a belated hospitalization on the third day.

MULTIMODAL LOW-OPIOID ANESTHESIA - A NEW APPROACH TO THE ISSUE OF ADEQUATE INTRAOPERATIVE ANALGESIA.

The paper is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of multimodal low-opioid anesthesia during coronary bypass grafting (CABG) surgery under artificial blood circulation. The study included 36 patients aged 69,5±6.2 years, who were performed CABG.