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Short-Term Outcomes After Off-Pump or On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Octogenarian Patients
Despite large randomized controlled trials demonstrating similar outcomes for of-pump or on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, the debate between proponents of each technique remains current.1 On-pump technique improves surgical exposure on a nonbeating heart but exposes the patient to a powerful inflammatory response and to ischemic stroke owing to cross clamping and cannulation. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) may reduce blood transfusion, postoperative length of hospital stay, postoperative neurocognitive decline, and systemic anticoagulation, but heart repositioning may be associated with hemodynamic instabi...
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - May 2, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: B érénice Tiquet, Jean David Blossier, Isabelle Orsel, Frank Pihan, Alessandro Piccardo, Jean Phillippe Marsaud, David Vandroux Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

A journey through clinic and research
I started to study Medicine at the University of Genoa, Italy more than 20 years ago and I now realize that I was quite far from understanding what ‘Medicine’ really means. After weeks and weeks spent on books during the first year, I understood that becoming a MD not only requires the willingness to help people with health problems, but also strong motivation and dedication to learn a huge amount of notions. In Italy, as it is the case for several other countries, the University courses last 6 years, during which the MD student is fully engaged by individual study, lessons and seminars, exercises, and internships. Wit...
Source: European Heart Journal - March 29, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research