Tag: cardiac surgery

The aim of our study was to facilitate perioperative calculation of potential risk factors on the outcome of corrective surgery for children with tetralogy of Fallot.The medical records of 81 (44 female and 37 male) out of a total of 87 patients undergoing complete surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1988 and 2004 at the Children’s Hospital of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz were reviewed. Patients were divided into four categories, depending on the severity of pulmonary stenosis and cyanosis, as well as on the type of pulmonary circulation...

We present new-onset sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia with relatively narrow QRS (width of QRS ª 120 ms)in the recovery period after aortic valve replacement and surgical revascularisation in a patient with a prior inferior wallmyocardial infarction...

There is no strong evidence supporting the use of preoperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in high-risk  patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended after cardiac surgery. Secondary prevention through exercise training is one of the best scientifically-proven ways of decreasing mortality and enhancing quality of life in cardiovascular disorders. Studies into the use of CR in different groups of patients after cardiac surgery are limited...

We describe a case of a 86 year-old male who underwent urgent cardiac surgery and developed post-operative delirium.The treatment and prevention of this condition are discussed...

Zabieg kardiochirurgiczny wiąże się z uszkodzeniem niedokrwienno-reperfuzyjnym mięśnia sercowego. Wzbudzenie mechanizmów endoprotekcyjnych, takich jak hartowanie niedokrwieniem, hartowanie reperfuzją i hartowanie na odległość, wydaje się oczywistym kierunkiem działań zmierzających do ochrony mięśnia sercowego w trakcie operacji...

Surgical revascularization with coronary artery by-pass grafting is still recommended in vast majority of patients with unprotected left main disease...

Coronary artery disease, the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the industrialised world, has traditionally been associated with poorer outcomes in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) [1–4] for aortic stenosis. Improvements in surgical technique, myocardial preservation, perioperative management and earlier referral allows concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to be performed in selected patients undergoing AVR, resulting in satisfactory rates of operative mortality and a signifi cant improvement in quality of life compared to medical therapy [1, 5–7]...