Now in its sixth edition, Robert M. Bojar's Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac
Surgery remains the go-to practical guide for all of those involved in the care of the cardiac …

The field of cardiothoracic surgery endures in its quest to eliminate the risk of perioperative
stroke. By incorporating the lessons of the past into our innovations of the future, cardiac …

OBJECTIVES Despite evidence from several randomized controlled trials and observational
studies validating short-term safety and efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting …

Objective Redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with an increased
early mortality reported up to 16%. The aim of this study was to analyze the early and long …

Objective: There is currently much debate about which patients would benefit more after on-
or off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of this meta-analysis and meta …

Background Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the setting of acute
coronary syndrome (ACS) has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the serious complications of cardiac surgery.
It is worsened when accompanied by low cardiac output syndrome. Objectives In this study …

Objective Re‐exploration after cardiac surgery still remains a troublesome complication.
There is still a scarcity of data about the effect of re‐exploration after off‐pump coronary …

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) prior to the discovery of cardiopulmonary bypass
(CPB) was performed on a beating heart or “off-pump”. Development of CPB created the …

Purpose: Benefits of off-pump coronary bypass (OPCAB) over on-pump (ONCAB) remain
controversial. We aimed to evaluate the early impacts of OPCAB vs ONCAB for varying left …