OBJECTIVES Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been identified as an independent risk
factor with regard to prognosis in patients with cardiac disease. We sought to investigate the …

OBJECTIVES To determine in the modern era if cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time has a
significant effect on postoperative morbidity, mortality and long-term survival in patients …

Background—The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI
2D) trial assigned patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to prompt coronary revascularization …

OBJECTIVES The red cell distribution width (RDW) has been identified as an independent
risk factor with regard to prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease with or without …

OBJECTIVES We sought to investigate the long-term survival of patients with obstructive,
restrictive and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as defined by the Global …

OBJECTIVES: Obesity is an ever-growing problem in contemporary cardiac surgery.
Although it accounts for many perioperative comorbidities, it has not been shown to increase …

Background: The STICH trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) demonstrated a
survival benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy …

Limited data have suggested that an “obesity paradox” exists for mortality and
cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Much less …

OBJECTIVES To develop a model for predicting long-term survival following coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. METHODS This study included 46 573 patients from the Australian and …

Abstract Background EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons'(STS) Score have
been the most widely used risk scores for cardiac surgery. The revised EuroSCORE II and …