scholarly journals Voltage-Independent Calcium Channels, Molecular Sources of Supraventricular Arrhythmia

10.5772/53649 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul E. ◽  
Patrick K. ◽  
Ferdinand Urthaler ◽  
Oleg F.
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Channels ◽  
Supraventricular Arrhythmia

First selective potentiation of Ca2+ current through neuronal T-type calcium channels by the marine terpene fulvol acetate

Planta Medica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Petit ◽  
F Grolleau ◽  
SM Todorovic ◽  
PM Joksovic ◽  
W Yong Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Channels

Early Outcomes of Coronary Endarterectomy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 059
Author(s):  
Amin Bagheri ◽  
Ahmad Masoumi ◽  
Jamshid Bagheri
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Supraventricular Arrhythmia ◽  
Coronary Endarterectomy ◽  
Early Results ◽  
The Impact

<strong>Background:</strong> Coronary endarterectomy (CE) is performed as an adjunct to coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG); however, the efficacy of this technique is still controversial. We aimed to evaluate the impact of CE combined with CABG when compared with isolated CABG.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> Patients who underwent CABG between July 2007 and June 2014 were included. 70 of 2452 patients (2.8%) underwent CE in addition to CABG. Early results were compared with isolated CABG and predictors of adverse outcome were measured in stepwise multivariate logistic regression analyses.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The incidence of comorbidities including prior myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, and three-vessel coronary disease in CE patients was higher; however, mortality (4.3% versus control 3.6%; P = .762) and postoperative complications were not significantly increased in this group of patients (except supraventricular arrhythmia). Although age greater than 70 years, impaired ejection fraction, intraoperative intraaortic balloon pump, and prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass time were important predictors of adverse outcomes, CE was not associated with increased mortality or postoperative morbidities. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Despite the higher risk profile of patients who underwent CE, this technique was not identified as an independent risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes.

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