Machine Learning-Based Predictive Model of Aortic Valve Replacement Modality Selection in Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients by Ronpichai Chokesuwattanaskul, Aisawan Petchlorlian, Piyoros Lertsanguansinchai, Paramaporn Suttirut, Narut Prasitlumkum, Suphot Srimahachota, Wacin Buddhari

“…Variables that predicted TAVR consisted of high frailty score (at or greater than 6), history of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), calcified aorta, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Clinical effects of physiologic lesion testing in influencing treatment strategy for multi-vessel coronary artery disease by Harsh Rawal, Tung D. Nguyen, Efehi Igbinomwanhia, Lloyd W. Klein

“…Results: Abnormal FFR/iFR values were demonstrated in 51.9 % of patients, in whom 51.4 % received coronary stenting (PCI) and 44.3 % had bypass surgery (CABG). With two-vessel CAD patients, medical therapy was preferred when the target lesion was normal (72.6 %), while PCI was preferred when it was abnormal (78.4 %). …”
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The Complexity of Bariatric Patient’s Pharmacotherapy: Sildenafil Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics before vs. after Gastric Sleeve/Bypass by Daniel Porat, Oleg Dukhno, Sandra Cvijić, Arik Dahan

“…This mechanistically based analysis suggests a potentially undesirable delayed onset of action of sildenafil following gastric bypass surgery.…”
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ASSOCIATION OF MINERAL ELEMENTS IN THE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE IN CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS by E. Ya. Zhuravskaya, T. I. Savchenko, O. V. Chankina, Ya. V. Polonskaya, E. V. Sadowski, E. M. Stakhneva, Yu. I. Ragino, A. M. Chernyavskii

“…Methods: research material – homogenates of samples of atherosclerotic plaques of coronary arteries obtained during coronary bypass surgery. The concentration of chemical elements Ca, Pb, Fe, Cu, Zn, Br, Sr, Zr in the homogenates of atherosclerotic plaques was determined by x-ray fluorescence analysis using synchrotron radiation (SRXRF). …”
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减重手术的减重和代谢获益:一项中国多中心研究 by Wenhuan Feng, Zhiming Zhu, Xiaoying Li, Zhiguang Zhou, Shen Qu, Xitai Sun, Dalong Zhu

“…Successful weight loss occurred in 54.6%, 86.8%, and 92.7% of patients at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively, with no difference in percent excess weight loss between the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery groups. The average percentage of total weight loss was 29.5% ± 0.6% at 12 months; 99.4%, 86.8%, and 43.5% of patients achieved at least 10%, 20%, and 30% weight loss, respectively, at 12 months. …”
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Comparison of Unstable Hemodynamic Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery with on- or off-Pump Methods by Kambiz Alizadeh, Masoomeh Tabari, Mohsen Akhondi

“…There are two main methods for CAD treatments: angioplasty and bypass surgery. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is one of the greatest surgical operations of the 20th century and it is presented as most effective and long-term therapies in the treatment of ischemic heart disease. …”
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Age and sex-related differences in epidemiology, treatment, and mortality of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Iran by Mehdi Darabi, Reza Heidari Moghaddam, Farzaneh Godarzi, Sahar Karami, Soraya Siabani, Nahid Salehi

“…Also, in the middle-aged group, after multivariable adjustment, previous bypass surgery, diabetes, and Killip class≥2 was associated with significant increase in the risk of death. …”
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Long-term results of open aorto-femoral reconstructions by T. B. Rakhmatillaev, A. V. Gusinskiy, V. V. Shlomin, O. V. Fionik, A. V. Shatravka, I. V. Mikhailov, P. B. Bondarenko, P. D. Puzdriak

“…The primary patency of the reconstructed segment after loop endarterectomy was significantly higher than after aorto-femoral bypass surgery. Secondary patency in the groups did not significantly differ and by 20 years of follow-up reached 76 %. …”
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APPLICATION OF INTERVALIC HYPOXIC-HYPEROXIC ENTRAINMENT TO PREVENTION OF INTRA AND EARLY POSTOPERATIONAL COMPLICATIONS IN CORONARY BYPASS GRAFTING by D. S. Tuter, R. N. Komarov, O. S. Glazachev, A. L. Syrkin, L. P. Severova, E. V. Ivanova, F. Yu. Kopylov

“…To assess possibility and safety of intervalic hypoxic-hyperoxic training (HHT) as a method of cardioprotection and metabolic adaptation of myocardium for onpump coronary bypass surgery.Material and methods. Totally, 80 coronary heart disease patients included, hospitalized to the clinics of aortic and cardiosurgery of the University hospital of Sechenov University. …”
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Emergency surgical coronary revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction by B.М. Todurov, G.I. Kovtun, S.O. Sheludko, L.G. Bitsadze, L.G. Bitsadze, O.V. Revenko, A.O. Shpachuk, O.V. Pantazi, О.М. Postupalsky

“…The first group consisted of 46 (61.3 %) patients with emergency coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) performed within 6 h after coronary angiography. …”
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Clinical and angiographic profile of CAD in young smokers by Laxmi H Shetty, K C Sheetal, Vivek G Chandrashekar, Rahul S Patil, J R Vijaykumar, Veeresh Patil, Hema Raveesh

“…Five hundred and thirty-six patients (27.01%) underwent revascularization in the form of angioplasty (515 patients) and coronary artery bypass surgery (21 patients). Conclusions: Common presentation of PCAD in young smokers was acute coronary syndromes predominantly as STEMI. …”
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Association of plasma asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) with elevated vascular superoxide production and endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling: implications for endotheli... by Antoniades, C, Shirodaria, C, Leeson, P, Antonopoulos, A, Warrick, N, Van-Assche, T, Cunnington, C, Tousoulis, D, Pillai, R, Ratnatunga, C, Stefanadis, C, Channon, K

“…METHODS AND RESULTS: Paired samples of saphenous veins (SVs) and internal mammary arteries (IMAs) were collected from 201 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery, and serum ADMA was measured pre-operatively. …”

Fat-secreted ceramides regulate vascular redox state and influence outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease by Akawi, N, Antoniades, C, Checa, A, Channon, K, Neubauer, S, Choudhury, R, Torekov, S, Antonopoulos, A, Akoumianakis, I, Daskalaki, E, Kotanidis, C, Badi, I, Lee, K, Kondo, H, Akbar, N, Polkinghorne, M, Yesilyurt, D, Lundgren, J, Chuaiphichai, S

“…<br><strong>Methods: </strong>We screened for metabolites differentially secreted by thoracic (ThAT) and subcutaneous (ScAT) tissue of obese patients with atherosclerosis (n=48), and linked them with dysregulated vascular redox signalling in 633 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. The underlying mechanisms were explored in human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC), and their clinical value was tested against hard clinical endpoints. …”

Bariatric surgery for diabetic comorbidities: A focus on hepatic, cardiac and renal fibrosis by Huanxin Ding, Yun Zhang, Xiaomin Ma, Zhongwen Zhang, Qian Xu, Chuxuan Liu, Bingjun Li, Shuohui Dong, Linchuan Li, Jiankang Zhu, Mingwei Zhong, Guangyong Zhang

“…Bariatric surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, has shown better results in terms of prognosis for diabetes through long-term follow-up. …”
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Coronary artery calcium score percentiles: data from a single center in Turkey by Gülsüm Kılıçkap, Halil Tekdemir, Kübra Bahadır, Numan İlteriş Çevik, Betül Akdal Dölek, Murat Vural

“…Of the 4,487 patients, 546 were excluded due to 1) a history of coronary stent implantation or bypass surgery or 2) missing information regarding a history of revascularization or calcium scores. …”
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Antithrombotic drug removal with hemoadsorption during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by Helmut Mair, Stephanie Ulrich, Dow Rosenzweig, Johannes Goeppl, Christopher Jurma, Ferdinand Vogt, Benedikt Baumer, Frank Vogel, Peter Lamm

“…This innovative and new approach showed favorable bleeding rates in patients on antithrombotic drugs requiring bypass surgery.…”
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Representation of Women in Randomized Trials in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis by Mario Gaudino, Michele Di Mauro, Stephen E. Fremes, Antonino Di Franco

“…Women were significantly more represented in European trials (26.2%; 95% CI, 21.2–31.9), and less represented in trials of coronary bypass surgery versus other interventions (16.8%; 95% CI, 12.3–22.7 versus 33.6%; 95% CI, 27.4–40.5; P=0.0002) and in trials enrolling younger patients (P=0.009); the percentage of women was higher in industry‐sponsored versus non‐industry sponsored trials (31.7%; 95% CI, 27.2–36.6 versus 15.5%; 95% CI, 10.0–23.2; P=0.0004) and was not associated with trial sample size (P=0.52) or study design (multicenter versus monocenter: P=0.22). …”
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The usefulness of Moynihan questionnaire in the evaluation of knowledge on healthy diet of patients undergoing cardiology rehabilitation by Cristina Rosi, Sonia Pennella, Anna Laura Fantuzzi, Patrizia Pedrazzi, Marilena Passalacqua, Manuela Gavioli, Mario Migaldi, Alberto Farinetti, Anna Vittoria Mattioli

“…The case study included: 21 pts that underwent coronary bypass surgery, 16 pts replaced plastic tube, 14 pts had surgery for the other reasons. …”
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Vascular endothelial growth factor biology for regenerative angiogenesis by Andrea Uccelli, Thomas Wolff, Paolo Valente, Nunzia Di Maggio, Matteo Pellegrino, Lorenz Gürke, Andrea Banfi, Roberto Gianni-Barrera

“…Furthermore, many patients do not qualify for catheter-based treatment or bypass surgery because of advanced disease or surgical risk. …”
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Five-Year Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients by Olga Nedeljkovic-Arsenovic, Marko Banovic, Dejan Radenkovic, Nemanja Rancic, Snezana Polovina, Dragan Micic, Ivana Nedeljkovic

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of 66 patients with morbid obesity, with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m² or BMI ≥ 35 kg/m² and obesity-related health conditions, aged 20 to 61 years, mostly women (77.3%) who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. <i>Results:</i> Average follow-up was 6.42 years (95% CI 6.30–6.54 years) after surgery, with survival rate of 97% in operated individuals. …”
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