Ganapathy K. Subramaniam

TL;DR: Total pericardiectomy is associated with lower perioperative and late mortality, and confers significant long-term advantage by providing superior hemodynamics that appear to be independent of the etiology of constrictive pericarditis.

TL;DR: The great majority of radial artery conduits indicate preexisting intimal hyperplasia mostly affecting the distal portion, so care should be taken when selecting radial artery as a conduit in myocardial revascularization, particularly in elderly males, diabetics, smokers, hypertensive patients, and in those with associated peripheral vascular disease.

TL;DR: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting provides better myocardial protection than on-pumpsourced coronary arteries with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, and cardiac troponin I and heart-type fatty acid-binding protein, but not high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, served as superior diagnostic discriminators of perioperativemyocardial damage.

TL;DR: The viable tunnel may emerge as an optimal alternative by virtue of reduction of supraventricular arrhythmias, elimination of the need for anticoagulation, and addressing the issue of growth potential in selected patients.

TL;DR: It is concluded that radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy in patients with level IV thrombi can be safely performed with cardiopulmonary bypass, mild hypothermia, and intermittent supraceliac abdominal aortic occlusion, avoiding potential hematologic, hepatic, renal, neurologic, and septic complications associated with circulatory arrest.