Intra-operative conversion is a cause of masked mortality in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a meta-analysis. by Mukherjee, D, Ashrafian, H, Kourliouros, A, Ahmed, K, Darzi, A, Athanasiou, T

“…Coronary artery bypass surgery can offer excellent results when performed with cardiopulmonary bypass (on pump) or without cardiopulmonary bypass (off pump). …”

High serum interleukin-18 concentrations in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. by Suchanek, H, Myśliwska, J, Siebert, J, Wieckiewicz, J, Hak, Ł, Szyndler, K, Kartanowicz, D

“…METHODS: The IL-18 level was measured by ELISA in serum samples from 130 CAD patients prior to their first, elective, coronary artery bypass surgery. Forty-three of them had been diabetic for several years. …”

Morphological and histological changes in the human radial artery in multifocal atherosclerosis by K. M. Mikhailov, D. V. Kuznetsov, I. F. Nefedova, E. N. Nikolaeva, A. A. Gevorgyan, V. V. Novokshenov, A. V. Kryukov, S. M. Khokhlunov

“…The object of the study was fragments of the human radial artery extracted during coronary bypass surgery. Patients were divided into 2 main groups: group 1 – patients who, in addition to coronary artery disease, had multifocal atherosclerosis. …”
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An Investigation of the Constructional Design Components Affecting the Mechanical Response and Cellular Activity of Electrospun Vascular Grafts by Suzan Ozdemir, Ipek Yalcin-Enis, Baturalp Yalcinkaya, Fatma Yalcinkaya

“…Due to the current problems connected with using autologous arteries for bypass surgery, researchers are developing tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs). …”
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Removal of a catheter kinked in the radial artery by anchoring the distal part of the catheter with a needle via transcutaneous approach by Yakup Balaban, Ali Hıdır Kayışoğlu, Altuğ Tokatlı, Aykut Tantan

“…A 77-year-old male patient had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery 10 years earlier and implantation of a permanent pacemaker 2 years prior. …”
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Atrial fibrillation in patients with coronary heart disease: current state of the problem by Aleksandr S. Zotov, Emil R. Sakharov, Sergey V. Korolev, Olga V. Drakina, Robert I. Khabazov, Aleksandr V. Troitskiy

“…Nowadays, no one doubts the fact that atrial fibrillation during a coronary artery bypass surgery is a risk factor for increased hospital mortality, postoperative morbidity and leads to a decrease in the long-term survival. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AND MORTALITY IN STABLE CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS DEPENDING ON BASELINE CORONARY COLLATERAL BLOOD FLOW (FIVE YEAR FOLLOW... by E. V. Kozlova, I. V. Starostin, O. S. Bulkina, V. V. Lopukhova, Yu. A. Karpov

“…In 5 years post index CAG, the cardiovascular events were counted (relapse or worsening of functional class of angina, non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, acute stroke) and mortality.Results. In multifactorial analysis (Cox regression) the association revealed of the good CBF with lower cardiovascular mortality (HR 0,5; р=0,02) and all-cause mortality (HR 0,5; р=0,004). …”
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Multiple Deep Vein Thromboses After Curative Surgery for Cushing Disease: A Case Presentation and Review by Marissa N. Contento, MD, Sanah Rana, MBBS, Erika Brutsaert, MD, MPH

“…Case Report: We present the case of a 57-year-old woman who was admitted for intra-abdominal abscesses after a gastric bypass surgery and was found to have evidence of severe CS. …”
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The Effect of Intravenous Injection of Amiodarone on Central Venous Pressure in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Keyvan Bagheri, Arash Pour-Reza, Farrokh Yadollahi

“…Methods: In a clinical trial study, 76 patients underwent coronary bypass surgery were randomly divided in two groups of 38; in the first group, after exiting from cardiopulmonary bypass, 150 mg amiodarone was dissolved in 100 cc dextrose 5% serum and infused in 10 minutes. …”
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The use of percutaneous coronary intervention in black and white veterans with acute myocardial infarction by Sales Anne E, Lowy Elliott, Sun Haili, Maynard Charles, Fihn Stephan D

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Black patients were younger, more often had diabetes mellitus, renal disease, or dementia and less often had lipid disorders, previous coronary artery bypass surgery, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than their white counterparts. …”
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Utilization of Intraoperative Real-time Three-Dimensional Transoesophageal Echocardiography to Objectively Assess Improvement in Synchronization and Regional Wall Motion after Coro... by Abhishek Karnwal, Clinton Z Kakazu, Sonia Shah, Bassim Omari, Charu Dutt Arora

“…This case illustrates the use of intraoperative RT3DE during coronary artery bypass surgery to objectively assess: LV systolic function with LV volumes and RWMAs and improvement in cardiac synchronization following coronary reperfusion.…”
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Moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) and metabolic syndrome: where are we now and where are we going? by Ahmed Mohamed H, Osman Khalid A

“…Operative strategy for moderate ischaemic mitral regurgitation continues to be debated between revascularisation alone and concomitant valve repair at the time of coronary artery bypass surgery. Each of the above group has published studies, with results supporting each argument.…”
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Premature Coronary Artery Disease due to Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a 12-Year-Old Girl by Filiz Ekici, Salih Özçobanoğlu, Fırat Kardelen

“…Medical histories revealed that her family members were diagnosed with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. A coronary bypass surgery was performed. Statin and ezetimibe treatments were started. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE (MEN AND WOMEN) PRIOR TO CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING DEPENDING ON THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INDIVIDUAL PSYCHO-COR... by D. A. Starunskaya, A. A. Velikanov, Ju. L. Levashkevich, E. I. Lubinskaya, E. A. Demchenko

“…We observed 30 patients with coronary heart disease before coronary bypass surgery. Clinical-psychological method (observation, conversation) and psychological testing were used.Results  and conclusions. …”
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Impact of various modifications of biodegradable membranous scaffolds surface on multipotent mesenchimal stromal cells adhesion and viability by L. V. Antonova, V. G. Matveyeva, V. V. Borisov, S. V. Kremeno, M. V. Nasonova, Yu. A. Kudryavtseva, A. S. Golovkin

“…Designing a hybrid vascular graft using biocompatible and biodegradable polymers is one of the ways to fill the market with vascular grafts of a small diameter necessary for coronary artery bypass surgery. Good adhesive properties of cultivated cells and low cytotoxicity of biopolymers can improve biocompatibility of polymer-based vascular grafts. …”
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Repeated Pseudoaneurysm after Endovascular Repair of Popliteal Aneurysm due to Graft Disintegration and Fabric Tear by Min-Kyu Kim, Jun-Gon Kim, Cho-Shin Kim, Kwang-Bo Park, Shin-Seok Yang, Yang-Jin Park

“…A 44-year-old male with a history of bypass surgery for a PAA presented with recurrent vein graft pseudoaneurysm. …”
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Effect of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy on Body Image by Aygineh Hairabedian, Farzaneh Gholami-Motlagh, Soheila Mojdeh, Mohsen Mahmoudieh

“…Background: The aim of this study was to compare the body image in two groups of patients with obesity, undergoing gastric bypass surgery and Sleeve gastrectomy. Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 126 morbid obese patients (two groups of 63), who underwent gastric bypass and Sleeve gastrectomy procedures from January 2017 to October 2017 at Alzahra Medical Training Center in Isfahan, Iran. …”
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A DUPLICATED GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR VARICOSITY. Duplicación de la vena safena magna y significado clínico de las várices by Waseem Al Talalwah, Roger Soames

“…This paper reports the variability of lower limb venous drainage to increase the awareness for vascular radiologists and provide further an additional option in coronary artery bypass surgery to avoid iatrogenic varicosity.…”
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A retrospective analysis of 19,676 coronary angiograms by Dinesha Basavanna, Chollenahally Nanjappa Manjunath, Arunkumar Panneerselvam, Rajiv Ananthakrishna, Mohan Honnayanayak, Prabhavathi Bhat

“…Therapeutic options include medical therapy, percutaneous coronary interventions, and bypass surgery. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical profile, inhospital outcomes, management, and follow-up of patients with angiographic SCAD. …”
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Rare Source of Embolism in a Young Patient: Case Report and Literature Review by Marianna Vachalcová, Monika Jankajová, Marta Jakubová, Karolina Angela Sieradzka, Tibor Porubän, Gabriel Valočik, Peter Šafár, Daniela Ondušová, Ján Petruš, Ingrid Schusterová

“…Subsequently, cardiothoracic surgery was indicated with coronary bypass surgery and extirpation of left ventricular masses, later confirmed as thrombus by pathology characteristics. …”
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