Abstract Background The direct relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD) and lung cancer is not well known. Objective To investigate the association between the anatomical severity of CAD and lung cancer. Methods Three-hundred study patients, including 75 recently diagnosed lung cancer patients and 225 matched non-cancer patients, underwent coronary angiography during hospitalization without previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The SYNTAX score (SXscore) was used to assess the severity of CAD. A high SXscore (SXhigh) […]

Abstract Background Patients in the postoperative period of myocardial revascularization (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – CABG) surgery admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk of complications which increase the length of stay and morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early recognition of these risks is essential to optimize prevention strategies and a satisfactory clinical outcome. Objective To analyze the performance of severity indices in predicting complications in patients in the postoperative of CABG during the ICU stay. Methods A […]

Abstract Background Patients in the postoperative period of myocardial revascularization (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – CABG) surgery admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk of complications which increase the length of stay and morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early recognition of these risks is essential to optimize prevention strategies and a satisfactory clinical outcome. Objective To analyze the performance of severity indices in predicting complications in patients in the postoperative of CABG during the ICU stay. Methods A […]