Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most frequent complications of cardiac
surgery and an important predictor of patient morbidity as well as of prolonged …

Surgical coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the standard of care for revascularization
of left main or three-vessel coronary artery disease. The off-pump coronary artery bypass …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2012, and other selected …

Whenever possible, the recommendations listed in this document are evidence based.
Articles reviewed in this guideline revision covered evidence from the past 10 years through …

Background—Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (OPCAB) has been performed
for many years, but its use is increasing in frequency, and it remains an open question …

Due to the increase in average life expectancy and the higher incidence of cardiovascular
disease with advancing age, more elderly patients present for cardiac surgery nowadays …

Atrial fibrillation after cardiac operations is a source of morbidity and resource consumption.
This systematic review of literature analyzes the current evidence on its pathophysiologic …

There is a trend towards using the axillary artery cannulation (AXC) site for cardiopulmonary
bypass surgery in patients requiring acute type A aortic dissection (AAD) repair. However …

Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia. Address reprint requests to Vladimir V. Lomivorotov, MD,
PhD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Research Institute of Circulation …

Background: The pathophysiology of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is multifactorial.
Inflammation and increased oxidative stress play a significant role in POAF development …