Cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass cause a systemic inflammatory response,
which can lead to organ injury and postoperative morbidity. Causative factors include …

Mitral stenosis is a common disease that causes substantial morbidity worldwide. The
disease is most prevalent in developing countries, but is increasingly being identified in an …

Background Postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS) refractory to inotropic support and
intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) occurs rarely but is almost universally fatal without …

Postoperative cardiac, pulmonary, renal and coagulation dysfunction, along with C3a levels,
were studied prospectively in 116 consecutive patients undergoing open cardiac operations …

Objectives: This study was designed to compare contemporary surgical revascularization
(coronary artery bypass graft surgery [CABG]) versus TAXUS Express (Boston Scientific …

Background. A wide spectrum of operative techniques are applied in acute type A
dissection. Most convey hospital mortality between 10% and 20%. In this high-risk setting …

Despite the incidence of heart disease during pregnancy falling to 1.5% over the last 25
years, when a cardiac operation is required the risk is obviously greater as two lives are at …

Leukocyte counts, plasma neutrophil elastase, tumor necrosis factor–α and C-reactive
protein were determined serially in 19 patients undergoing elective coronary artery surgery …

Background. Postoperative mediastinal false aneurysm is associated with a substantial
morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment is mandatory, although the individual approach …

BACKGROUND.: There is no simple method to determine the incidence or severity of brain
injury after a cardiac operation. A serum marker equivalent to cardiac enzymes is required …