Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common, expensive and potentially morbid
complication following cardiac surgery. POAF occurs in around 35% of cardiac surgery …

Introduction Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) significantly reduces secondary cardiovascular
events and mortality and is a class 1A recommendation by the American Heart Association …

Background In some randomized trials comparing revascularization strategies for patients
with diabetes, coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) has had a better outcome than …

Background—Current guidelines recommend coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
when treating significant de novo left main coronary artery (LM) stenosis; however …

OVER THE PAST DECADE, there has been a significant decline in cardiac surgery–
associated mortality, despite an increase in procedural complexity. Although the average …

Acute myocardial infarction has traditionally been divided into ST elevation or non-ST
elevation myocardial infarction; however, therapies are similar between the two, and the …

A large number of studies during the past two decades have demonstrated the efficacy and
safety of sevoflurane across patient populations. Clinical researchers have also investigated …

Research to date indicates that the number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
patients affected by depression (ie, major, minor, dysthymia) approximates between 30 …

Mediastinitis continues to be an important and life-threatening complication after median
sternotomy despite advances in prevention and treatment strategies, with an incidence of …

Objectives To assess the benefits and risks of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
versus coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a meta-analysis of randomized …