Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is common in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), however, there is limited data on the association between the PCI target-vessel and clinical outcomes.
Mohamed Farag +4 more
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Why do patients having coronary artery bypass grafts have different costs or length of stay? : An analysis across ten European countries [PDF]
We analyse variations in costs or lengths of stay (LoS) for 66,587 patients from ten European countries receiving a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. In five of these countries, variations in cost are analysed using log-linear models. In the
Andrew Street +6 more
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
Objective: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) remains associated with a high rate of mortality and disabling morbidity.
Christina Grothusen +9 more
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Sudden cardiac death in patients with ischemic heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting results from the STICH randomized clinical trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) [PDF]
Background—The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with heart failure following CABG has not been examined in a contemporary clinical trial of surgical revascularization. This analysis describes the incidence, timing and clinical predictors of
Al-Khatib, Sana M. +19 more
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Pituitary Apoplexy Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [PDF]
Pituitary apoplexy following cardiac surgery is a very rare complication and can be a potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome. It could be caused by acute infarction, hemorrhage or edema and sudden enlargement of a pre-existing and unknown ...
Behrooz Mottahedi, Mahdi Kahrom
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Experience of cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery surgery: effects on health and risk factors [PDF]
Objective:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are provided to support the recovery process following acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Attendance varies.
Belcher, P.R. +3 more
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Introduction. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. For patients with three or more coronary arteries lesion, revascularization with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the best treatment.
V.I. Cherniy, Ya.V. Kurylenko
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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Aquatic Aerobic Training on ABCA1 and ABCG1 Genes Expression in the Blood Mononuclear Cells in Women After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [PDF]
Background: The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of aquatic aerobic training on regulatory factors related to Reverse Cholesterol Transport in women after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Mahdiyeh Haj Hosseini +3 more
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Context: Patients with symptomatic complex coronary artery disease (CAD) who could not undergo bypass surgery for any reason often continue to have symptoms and impaired quality of life (QoL) on optimal medical therapy (OMT) Aims: This study aimed to ...
Mukesh Tiwari +5 more
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Atrial fibrillation post cardiac bypass surgery
Atrial fibrillation occurs in 5-40% patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Atrial fibrillation increases mortality and morbidity in the post-operative period.
Ashraf Mostafa +3 more
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